1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Students must select three subjects from the selection offered
below. The subjects within this group offer advanced studies
in engineering technology. The subjects offered each year
depend on demand and availability of staff.
Content
Engineering Ergonomics
The syllabus covers postural strain and overuse injuries;
types, origins, ~atholo~y, task design criteria, management
strategies for risk control. Overload injuries; types, origins,
pathology, task design criteria, management strategies for
risk control. System design and developing design strategies
for socio-technical systems; physiological and socio factors.
Human-computer interaction: input device characteristics:
screens, keyboards, mice, graphic tablets, balls, gloves, voice
recogniton, touch screens, new techniques. Output; screen
displays, voice synthesis, printers, character based screens
versus high resolution graphics. Computer control versus
user control, causes of user anxiety. Control techniques:
windows, menus, buttons, command keys.
Recommended reading
Adams, A.S. et al. (ed), Ergonomics International 88 Proceedings.
London, Taylor and Francis, 1988
Chaffin, D. B. and Anderson, G., Occupational Biomechanics.
New York, Wiley, 1984
Luttgens, K., Deutsch, H., and Hamilton, N., Kinesiology
Scienttfic Basis of Human Motion. 8th edn, Dubuque, Iowa, Brown
& Benchmark, 1992
Engineering Technologies
Probabilistic Design: Distributions and tolerances.
Independence. Functions of independent random variables.
Approximate formulae for mean, variance. Operating
windows and realiability.
Robust Design: concept of robustness. Quality loss
function. Analytical robust design methodology. Critical
parameters.
Multiple Linear Regression: Matrix equations.
Orthogonality. Goodness of fit. Geometric interpretations.
Response surface methodology.
Experimenal Design: Scaling, Orthogonal arrays. Factorial
designs. Multi-factor experiments. Determination of
significant effects.
Multi-level experiments. Confounding. Fractional factorials.
Robust Experimental Design: Taguchi approach. Design and
noise arrays. Supernoise. Measure of robustness.
Simulation concept of simulation. Monte Carlo method.
Types of distribution. Simulation Software.
Recommended reading
Ang, A.H.S. and Tang, W.H., Probability Concepts in Engineoing
Planningand Design. vol. 1 and 2, New York, Wiley, 1975
Dieter, G.E., . Ennineen'np . Desim. - 2nd edn, New York, McGraw-
Hill, 1991
Haugen, E.B., ProM&MerhanicalDsign. New York, Wiley, 1980
Phadke, M., Quality Engineering using Robust Design. Englewood
Cliffs, N.T., Prentice Hall, 1989
Taguchi, 2., Introduction to Quality Engineering. Tokyo, Asian
Productivity Organisation, 1986
Equipment Life Cycle
Types of equipment
Fixed and mobile equipment acquisition and procurement
cycle; majoor equipment acquisition, minor equipment
acquisition, forecasts, budgets and estimates, conception
definition and realisation.
Design research and development
FMECA and LSA, adaptive design and off-the-shelf design
options. Equipment trialling, testing; and demonstration;
uSer requir;m-ents, engineerkg requyrements, reliability,
maintainability, maintenance and logistic support
requirements, trials, tests and demonstration plans and
contracting for reliability.
Maintenance stratew
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Types and approaches, preventive maintenance, condition
monitoring, on condition maintenance and breakdown
maintenance. Maintenance economics and ORTL.
Integration and commissioning process
Systems management and systems effectiveness, the
operational system, the maintenance sub-system, the
t;aining and documentation package, ISR k d inientory
stocking levels, and warrants period.
Maintenance operations
Maintenance planning and control, work planning, resource
analysis and allocation, plant inventories and records. Repair
pans scaling and spares assessment:^. Maintenance activities;
repair and performance and condition monitoring, replace,
diagnose, isolate, test, calibrate, overhaul, rebuild,
rectification, downtime and equipment availability.
Maintenance access and creation of maintenance windows.
Measures of maintenance effectiveness.
Configuration
Configuration control and modification.
Decommissioning, disposal and system replacement.
Recommended reading
Byn, W.J. and Masters, P.R., The Australian Manager. 2nd edn,
Melbourne, Macmillan, 1982
Corder, A.S., Maintenance Management Techniques. London,
McGraw-Hill, 1976
Cunningham, C.E. and Cox, W., Applied Maintainability
Engineen'ng. New York, Wiley, Inter Science, 1972
Dhillon, B.S. and Reiche, H., Reliability and Maintainability
Management. New York, Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1985
Kelly, A., Maintenance Planning & Control. London,
Butterworths, 1984
Moss, M.A., Designing for Minimal Maintenance Expense The
Practical Application of Reliability and Maintainability. New
York, M. Dekker, 1985
Occupational Risk
Occupational hygiene: methods and limitations of sampling
and measurement of contaminants, control aspects of
occupational hygiene.
Toxicology: routes of entry, dose-response relationships,
threshold limit values and other measures applied to
chemicals, noise, vibration and radiation.
Chemical hazards and effects: solvents, dusts, welding fumes,