MEAENG0001 — Apply basic scientific principles and techniques in aeronautical engineering situations

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What an assessment for MEAENG0001 must cover

96 assessable components: 4 elements (10 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 77 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Research and identify the range of basic scientific principles and techniques

1.1Research and report on the basic scientific principles relating to aeronautical engineering from appropriate sources of information and examination of applications
1.2Identify the basic aeronautical techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware required to implement scientific principles relating to aeronautical engineering situations

2 Select aeronautical scientific principles and techniques

2.1Select the relevant basic aeronautical scientific techniques and principles for aeronautical engineering situations
2.2Select the associated technologies, software and hardware for particular aeronautical engineering situations

3 Apply the basic aeronautical scientific principles and techniques

3.1Apply the basic aeronautical scientific principles in a consistent and appropriate manner to obtain required solution
3.2Use appropriate calculations and coherent units in the solution of engineering calculations
3.3Use significant figures in engineering calculations
3.4Apply the basic aeronautical techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware in a consistent and appropriate manner to obtain required solutions

4 Quote the results of the application of the basic aeronautical scientific principles and basic techniques

4.1Quote the solution for applications involving engineering calculations in accordance with organisation style requirements
4.2Quote the solution for applications not involving engineering calculations in accordance with organisation style requirements

Performance evidence

basic hand and power tool operations
machining
fitting
welding
moulding
fabricating
wiring
programming techniques

Knowledge evidence

basic aeronautical scientific principles including applicability and limitations
statics, including analysis and application of:
forces and moments of forces
systems of concurrent and non-concurrent forces
dry sliding friction
sources of information
quotation style requirements
basic techniques of avionic engineering, including:
basic hand and power tool operations
machining
fitting
soldering
welding
moulding
fabricating
wiring
programming techniques
dynamics, including analysis and application of:
Newton’s Laws
kinematics and kinetics of uniformly accelerated linear motion
kinematics and kinetics of uniformly accelerated rotation
curvilinear motion and centrifugal force
work, energy, power and torque
mechanical advantage and efficiency
strength of materials:
axial tension and compression
direct shear
bolted, riveted, bonded and welded connections
shear in beams
bending stresses and bending deflections (by standard formulas only)
torsion
aerodynamics:
Bernoulli’s Theorem
the atmosphere
aerodynamic forces (lift, drag, weight and thrust)
stability and control (to a level not requiring the application of calculus)
propellers and propulsion (to a level not requiring the application of calculus)
aircraft performance (to a level not requiring the application of calculus)
fluid mechanics:
properties of fluids, including mineral and synthetic hydraulic fluids
fluid statics, Archimedes’ Principle and Pascal’s Principle
fluid flow – continuity and energy conservation
fluid power – pumps
thermodynamics:
heat transfer principles (conduction, convection and radiation)
perfect gas laws
kinetic theory of gases
laws of thermodynamics
control concepts including closed and open loop control
electricity and electronics:
basic electrical concepts
Ohm’s Law
Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage Laws
basic direct current (DC) circuits
basic power supply, transformer, rectifier, filter and regulator
programmable logic controller (PLC) concepts – I/O, timing, counting, programming
electronic devices (discrete) – resistors, diodes, capacitors, inductors, transistors and rectifiers
microprocessor concepts
light, sound and vibration:
wave behaviour – standing vs travelling waves, transverse and longitudinal
light – reflection, absorption, refraction, diffraction, spectrum, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, transmission medium and engineering applications
sound – pitch, frequency, intensity (power), decibel scale, ‘noise dose’, spectrum, infrasound, audible, ultrasound, speed, natural frequency, resonance, transmission medium and engineering applications
vibration – sources, balancing, shaft alignment, measurement, damping and engineering applications
basic aeronautical techniques and related technologies, software and hardware associated with implementing scientific principles in aeronautical engineering solutions
the applicability and limitations of basic aeronautical techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware
calculations, including when to use
fundamental and derived quantities
common systems of units
common prefixes used with units and their values
the concept of significant figures
the uncertainty of computations based on experimental data
procedures for:
researching and reporting
converting between systems of units
carrying out dimensional analysis
determining the significance of figures in calculations
for estimating errors in derived quantities.

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Numeracy skills to quote solutions and use engineering calculations.

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