EE3579: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Design

EE3579: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING DESIGN (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

This course provides design, analysis and control of digital systems (hardware/Software) through practical implementation. This course involves three practical design projects. Each project relates with practical applications encounters in our daily life. The course begins with a discussion of different sensors commonly employed by the industry. The hardware aspects are explained with specific reference to the task of interfacing sensors to a microcontroller; the operation and programming of integrated systems is implemented using C++ code. The elements of writing well-structured software are introduced. Sustainability, environmental issue and ethics considerations are studied for embedded system design.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	10 credits (5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Fabio Verdicchio

Qualification Prerequisites

Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of EE3093 C/C++ Programming (Studied) or EG3092 C/C++ Programming A (Studied) or Bachelor Of Engineering In Engineering Electronic & Software
One of EE2504 Electronic Systems (Passed) or EG2503 Electrical and Mechanical Systems (Passed) or EG2504 Electronic Systems (Passed) or EG2559 Electrical and Mechanical Systems (Passed)
EG2012 Engineering Mathematics 2 (Passed)
Any Undergraduate Programme
Engineering (EG)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

EG3579 Electrical & Electronics Engineering Design (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Course includes:

1. Project 1 (Sensors to outputs): review of digital electronics; comparison of digital and analogue systems; review of Microcontrollers and embedded systems; Integrating components to form real-world systems: high and low level languages; programming in C; Simple programs and expected inputs and outputs; arithmetic operators, logical expressions and conditional statements; Architecture of programmable systems; set up inputs and outputs to the microcontroller; read sensors and send a digital output; multiple-sensors microcontroller based operation. (4 lectures)

2. Project 2 (Actuators): serial interfacing control interfacing; opto-coupler and DC motors; understanding a simple but complete hardware design; power supply and clock generation; H-bridge and motion direction control; switch DC motor ON/OFF with input from a push button; DC motor control by using input sensors; PWM control. Sustainability, and environmental issues in embedded system design. (4 lectures)

3. Project 3 (Automation): Examples of digital and analogue applications in an engineering context; design and build hardware and software for a given practical project; basic control implementation; using sensors to drive the control process; advanced multi-sensors control designed system impacts on environment; professional ethics in design. (3 lectures)

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Report + Presentation 1 (50%)

Report + Presentation 2 (50%)

Resit

Resit failed components of assessment

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.

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