Technical Skills
Program outcome of 3 & 5
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Student's Evidence (PO3)
PO3 - Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate solutions for complex engineering challenges that meet specified requirements with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, environmental and economical considerations
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Student's Evidence (PO5)
PO5 - Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex engineering activities, with an awareness of the accompanying assumptions and limitations
Technical Skills
Program outcomes of 3 & 5
Student's Evidence (PO3)
PO3 - Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate solutions for complex engineering challenges that meet specified requirements with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, environmental and economical considerations
PO3 Attainment : 75
Self Assessment : 3/5
The first module which maps this program outcome is Mechanical Engineering Group Project 1. This module is based on the Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) educational framework which allows individuals to create systems and products to solve complex value-added engineering systems. For MEGP1, my group focused on the Conceive and Design phase of the project which is to design a Phase Change Material (PCM) heat exchanger to be integrated into a heat pump for defrosting in cold regions. This project was endorsed by Daikin Malaysia and all research was done through experimental design and analysis of existing data sheets. In this project, the main objective was to reduce the defrost time of the heat pump and to improve the heating efficiency of the heat pump unit under various ambient conditions by using PCM. The system consists of a storage tank, copper pipe and electrical circuit configuration. My group was required to design a storage tank and copper pipe based on the initial condition which was given by Daikin Malaysia. In the analysis stage, calculations were done by using necessary formulas and analysis were done by using the Decision Matrix to determine the most suitable design for our product. Overall, my group has displayed in-depth research and investigation skills of existing complex engineering challenges by providing solutions to overcome these challenges. My group was awarded Best MEGP 1 Project after presenting this to our industrial and academic supervisor.
For more information of the projects mentioned above, do click on Appendix 7 for the assignment report of Mechanical Engineering Group Project 1.
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The second module which maps this program outcome is MEGP 2. For MEGP 2, my group focused on the continuing phase from MEGP1 which is Implement and Operate. In this project, the main objective is to integrate the Phase Change Material (PCM) tank which acts as a thermal storage to the existing heat pump system. Firstly, the group has fabricated the thermal storage tank based on the specification derived from the calculation made in MEGP 1. In addition, my group has also implemented the electrical circuit which was needed to control the heating and defrost mode of the system. Testing took place at Daikin Research and Development Lab after the tank and electric circuit had been completed. The operation stage was to integrate the two subsystems, tank & electrical circuit into the existing heat pump unit in the test room. The whole integrated system was tested to allow it to run smoothly at standard temperature conditions. After testing, the integrated is finally suitable to be tested under specified requirements to address the challenge faced which was to defrost the heat pump under extreme temperature to increase the efficiency of the overall system. Overall, my group has displayed the code of ethics as an engineer to follow the guideline as a professional at all times. My group was able to solve engineering challenges with consideration with the public health and safety, cultural, societal, environmental and economical.
For more information of the projects mentioned above, do click on Appendix 8 for the assignment report of Mechanical Engineering Group Project 2.
Student's Evidence (PO5)
PO5 - Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex engineering activities, with an awareness of the accompanying assumptions and limitations
PO5 Attainment : 65
Self Assessment : 3/5
This PO explains the ability to select the appropriate modern engineering resources to create complex engineering modelling with consideration to the assumptions and limitations. The first module which maps this program outcome is Numerical Analysis for Engineers with Application. In this assignment, I was assigned to study, design and subsequently analysed a fixed structure by using Solidworks for designing and ANSYS to analyse. The main objective is to analyse the interaction between the infinite elements in the structure by obtaining the maximum equivalent stress, average skewness and safety factor. Boundary condition was also applied at appropriate locations to obtain a good quality mesh. Refinement is done to overcome the limitation of the software to improve the mesh quality. Lastly, optimization was done to obtain similar results with reduction in weight. This assignment demonstrates the ability to analyse by using the right software to achieve the minimum objective of the report. Overall, I scored above average for this assignment and module and given more knowledge about this software, I am able to analyse more in depth in this assignment.
For more information of the projects mentioned above, do click on Appendix 9 for the assignment report of Numerical Analysis for Engineers.
The second module which maps this program outcome is Computing Application for Engineers. In this assignment, I was assigned to develop a programming code by using MATLAB. The main objective of this assignment is to display the incoming vehicle number plate and arrange the set of numbers in an increasing order. This assignment demonstrates the ability to accomplish this task with given limitations of the software. Research and trial and error were required to explore the software as I was not fluent in programming code. Ultimately, I managed to meet the minimum requirement of this assignment and scored above average. I require more knowledge and practical sessions in order to overcome the limitation of this software.
For more information of the projects mentioned above, do click on Appendix 10 for the assignment report of Computing Application for Engineers.