Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Florida Atlantic University

Course Syllabus

1. Course title/number, number of credit hours

EGM 4045 Electro-Mechanical Devices
3 credit hours
2. Course prerequisites, corequisites, and where the course fits in the
program of study
Prerequisites:
1. Engineering Mathematics I MAP 3305
2. Physics for Engineers II PHY 2044
3. Programming
Corequisites:
1. EGN 3343 Engineering Thermodynamics or equivalent
3. Course logistics
Term: Fall 2016 (TR 9:3010:50 am)
Boca Raton Campus (EW 162)
4. Instructor contact information
Instructors name
Dr. Engeberg
Office address
Rm 178, Building 36, Boca Raton Campus
Office Hours
By appointment or walk-ins
Contact telephone
5612970530
number
eengeberg@fau.edu
Email address
5. TA contact information
TAs name
Office address
Office Hours
Contact telephone
number
Email address
6. Course description

TBA

Principles of electrical circuits, DC and AC devices, electrical machines and sizing of

electrical systems for mechanical loads, design of circuits and filters for data
acquisition, and introduction to applied electrical specification of motors and control
software.
7. Course objectives/student learning outcomes/program outcomes
Course objectives

Student learning
outcomes
& relationship to ABET
a-k objectives

This course is designed to introduce the students to

concepts: 1) RLC networks and their response to step and
sinusoidal inputs; 2) Selection and control of appropriate
electric drive, DC or AC, for particular applications; 3) Use
of basic components for signal conditioning, amplification
and filtering.
1. An ability to solve simple RLC networks. (a,e,k)
2. An ability to have a basic understanding of AC and DC
motors. (a,c,e,k)
3. An ability to understand the principles of frequency
response. (a,e,k)
4. An ability to understand some applications of RC and RL

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networks. (a,c,e,k)
5. An ability to characterize the stability properties of a
dynamic system. (a,e)
6. An ability to design a simple feedback control system
that meets desired system output specifications. (c)
8. Course evaluation method
quizzes 30%, tests 20%, projects 30%, final Examination 20%
9. Course grading scale
> 90.0
A
86.7-90.0
A83.3-86.7
B+
80.0-83.3
B
76.7-80.0
B73.3-76.7
C+
70.0-73.3
C
66.7-70.0
C63.3-66.7
D+
60.0-63.3
D
56.7-60.0
D< 56.7
F
10. Policy on makeup tests, late work, and incompletes
Makeup tests are given only if there is solid evidence of a medical or otherwise
serious emergency that prevented the student of participating in the exam. Makeup
exam should be administered and proctored by department personnel unless there
are other pre-approved arrangements
Late work is not acceptable.
Incomplete grades are against the policy of the department. Unless there is solid
evidence of medical or otherwise serious emergency situation incomplete grades will
not be given.
11. Special course requirements
N/A
12. Classroom etiquette policy
University policy requires that in order to enhance and maintain a productive
atmosphere for education, personal communication devices, such as cellular phones
and laptops, are to be disabled in class sessions.
13. Disability policy statement
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students who require
special accommodations due to a disability to properly execute coursework must
register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) located in Boca Raton
campus, SU 133 (561) 297-3880 and follow all OSD procedures.
14. Honor code policy
Students at Florida Atlantic University are expected to maintain the highest ethical

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standards. Academic dishonesty is considered a serious breach of these ethical

standards, because it interferes with the university mission to provide a high quality
education in which no student enjoys unfair advantage over any other. Academic
dishonesty is also destructive of the university community, which is grounded in a
system of mutual trust and place high value on personal integrity and individual
responsibility. Harsh penalties are associated with academic dishonesty. See
University Regulation 4.001 at
www.fau.edu/regulations/chapter4/4.001_Code_of_Academic_Integrity.pdf
15. Required texts/reading
Modern Control Engineering, 5th edition by Ogata
Students are required to purchase an official Ardiuno starter kit:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBasicKit
16. Supplementary/recommended readings
Online Textbooks:
http://faculty.weber.edu/snaik/EE2260/alexander_sadiku_fundamentals_of_electric_cir
cuits_4thed.pdf
http://www.ece.mtu.edu/faculty/ljbohman/onlinetext/elint200.pdf
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-002circuits-and-electronics-spring-2007/
17. Course topical outline, including dates for exams/quizzes, papers,
completion of reading
Course Topics:
1. Characteristic of resistance, inductance and capacitance components.
2. Serial and parallel connections of components.
3. Analysis of networks using Kirchhoff laws, and use of software such as Micro-Cap
circuit simulation
4. Fundamental of electric drives.
5. AC and DC motors, speed versus torque characteristic of AC and DC motors.
6. Time and frequency response of networks.
7. Characteristics of electronic components: transistors, diodes, OP amps etc.
8. Arduino micro-controller and programming
9. Digital and analog inputs/outputs of Arduino micro-controller
10. Simple feedback control systems
Tentative Lab Topics
Each student is assumed to have a laptop for all the Arduino projects.