This Module includes: Climate Change and associated challenges for sustainability, energy management and standards. Specific topics covered include; Climate Change & Green House Gases, Sustainability and Renewable Energy, Irish Energy Structure, EU/national targets, ISO 50001, SEAI programme in Ireland in terms of Energy Management, Energy Efficiency, , Environment Management /GHG/EPA.

1. Describe sustainability challenges from Engineering perspective (GHS, fossil fuel dependency trends, Energy Balance)

2. Describe key features of energy trading including wholesale and retail tariffs for gas and electricity.

3. Solve/analyseusing M&V reportof monitoring and verification based on IPMVP internal protocol

4. Develop understanding of new/emerging smart energy technologies – emphasis on smart grids and renewables/EVs.

5. Understand ISO 50001 and the structured approach to managing energy (Energy MAP approach).

6. have a strongand soundly technical appreciation of environmental management including role of EPA as statuary body Waste Management/Industrial Emissions Directive licensing from EPA.

Control Systems engineering is all about plant and processes (systems) – how they behave when subjected to certain inputs (system response) and how to get them to do what we want (system control). Control Systems Analysis and Design 401 addresses techniques for design of common industrial controllers.

1. Apply physics-based and System Identification techniques to obtain Laplace Transform models of first and second order systems

2. Obtain a root locus plotand understandits role in control system design and analysis

3. Understand the concept of frequency response and its role in control system design

4. Apply various design techniques to design of PID and Digital PID controllers

5. Use appropriate software for computer aided design, simulation, testing and analysis of the control design strategies outlined.
6. Write a professional report on the process of modelling, analysis and control system design applied to practical project work.

This module gives an insight into the activities associated with the creation of a product or service. Operations Management is one of the core functions of any business.

Operations management is important. It is concerned with creating the services and products upon which we all depend. And all organisations produce some mixture of services and products, whether that organisation is large or small, manufacturing or service, for profit or not for profit, public or private. Thankfully, most companies have now come to understand the importance of operations. This is because they have realised that effective operations management gives the potential to improve both efficiency and customer service simultaneously. But more than this, operations management is everywhere, it is not confined to the operations function. All managers, whether they are called Operations or Marketing or Human Resources or Finance, or whatever, manage processes and serve customers (internal or external). This makes at least part of their activities 'operations'.

Operations management is also exciting. It is at the centre of so many of the changes affecting the business world – changes in customer preference, changes in supply networks brought about by internet-based technologies, changes in what we want to do at work, how we want to work, where we want to work, and so on. There has rarely been a time when operations management was more topical or more at the heart of business and cultural shifts.

Operations management is also challenging. Promoting the creativity which will allow organisations to respond to so many changes is becoming the prime task of operations managers. It is they who must find the solutions to technological and environmental challenges, the pressures to be socially responsible, the increasing globalisation of markets and the difficult to- define areas of knowledge management.

1. Apply the principles of operations management to a variety of businesses and organisations.
2. Identify the steps involved in process design and appreciate the different types of process layout.
3. Communicate the concept of operations networks and supply chain management.
4. Display an understanding of Lean operations.
5. Apply quality tools and techniques

On successful completion of this module the student will demonstrate competence in AC circuit analysis ,an understanding of electro-magnetic theory as applied to the construction and operation of DC motors and an ability to evaluate and demonstrate the behaviour of electronic DC drive circuitry.

1. Classify power electronic devices and circuits.
2. describe in block diagram form the structure of a motor drive system.
3. Apply Phasor techniques to problems in AC Network analysis, particularly to those circuits containing reactive impedances.
4. Develop the concept of an electric motor from first principles with the aid of electrical and electro-magnetic theory.
5. Evaluate the behaviour of basic converter circuits with the aid of computer simulation software.
6. Analyse the behaviour of a variety of conventional DC electric motors.

Industrial Networking introduces the student to the concept of integrating factory floor industrial networks and process plant floor control networks with company enterprise networks.

1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of industrial data networks
2. Use network simulator software to build a virtual Industrial Network
3. Demonstrate the ability to build aTCP/IP based network to a specified topology design using network simulator software

4. Demonstrate the ability to build a subnetted network infrastructure using router configuration techniques

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and challenges of integrating fieldbus and enterprise networks in the same network domain

Control Systems Engineering is all about plant and processes (systems) how they behave when subjected to certain inputs (system response) and how to get them to do what we want (system control). Control Systems Analysis and Design 402 introduces the student to the state-space method of modelling and controlling multiple input and output systems.

1. Derive in matrix form, the set of state equations for a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system ( simple mechanical (linear and torsional), electrical and electro-mechanical systems)
2. Use matrix methods to determine whether a system is controllable and/or observable.
3. Design State Variable Feedback regulators for MIMO systems

4. Design tracking system controllers in state-space

5. Design full order state observers for state-space systems

6. Use Computer Aided Analysis and Design software in the simulation, analysis and design of state-space models and controllers

7. Write a professional report on the process of modelling, analysis and control system design applied to practical project work.

Level 8 Mathematics for 4th year classes in Mechatronics, Mechanical and Electronic Engineering.

1. Use Taylor’s series to approximate transcendental functions

2. Use Fourier series to approximate periodic functions

3. Calculate Discrete Fourier Transforms and inverse Discrete Fourier transforms of signals

4. Solve first and second order difference equations using z-transforms
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of vector space, dimension, rank, linear independence and spanning sets

6. Solve geometrical problems using the i, j, k orthogonal triad system, and compute dot products and cross products. Compute projections and angles between vectors and interpret results geometrically
7. Use first and second order differential and difference equations and linear algebra to model and solve engineering problems

The aims of this module are to investigate current electronic motor drive technology as it applies to both DC and AC electric machines.The module is delivered by way of lectures, practical demonstration of motor and drive types and student simulation of a vareity of drive circuitry using PSIM software.

1. Analyse the operation of single and 3-phase controlled rectifier circuits
2. Perform computer aided solutions and simulations, where appropriate.
3. describe in block diagram form the structure of a motor drive system.
4. Analyse the behaviour of coventional AC Induction motors
5. Comprehend the operation of AC VAriable Speed Drives and DC motor drives.
6. Develop the AC motor equivalent circuit and the DC motor transfer function for conventional machines.

Continuing from Industrial Networks 1 this module expands on the configuration of TCP/IP networks for industrial use as well as the development and deployment of Industrial Ethernet.

1. Design and build a VLAN based network using network emulation software

2. Understand and explain the concept and implemetation of Industrial Ethernet based protocols

3. Configure Ethernet routingon routers using IOS in network emulation software

4. Understand topology design in implementing a hierarchical network structure

5. Demonstrate the importance of network security

Successful projects will demonstrate competence in reserch, design, construction and reporting. Topics can include one or more of the following: measurement, automation, networking and energy management. Mechatronics Project 400 takes place in the award year of the B Eng(Hons) in Mechatronics. The emphasis is on research rather than simply building a piece of mechatronics-based apparatus and writing an account of the design and build process.

1. In consultation with a supervisor, select an area of research interest suitable for development into a level 8 mechatronics project,
2. Use appropriate peer-reviewed academic resources to research the area of interest and to summarise the findings in a literature review
3. Use the research from 2 above to develop appropriate research question(s)
4. Design an appropriate project to address the research questions
5. Assess the potential safety hazards associated with the project and complete the corresponding risk assessment form
6. Select and sourcesuitable hardware and software
7. Design, build and test a project to answer certain research questions
8. Draw appropriate conclusions from the project operation in relation to the research questions
9. Complete a project report documenting the project Method , Results and Conclusions
10. Conduct a verbal presentation of the project for a selection of staff members