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6. variety of conceptualised engineering
examples.
LO2: Investigate applications of statistical techniques to
interpret, organise and present data by using
appropriate computer software packages.
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Scenario:
You work as a Test Engineer for a global manufacturer of
electrical and mechanical components
and systems. Your Line Manager is responsible for delegating to
you and your colleagues the
testing of theory, principles, and hypotheses from several
worldwide company divisions. She has
asked you to undertake a series of such evaluations.
Activity:
Part 1:
a) The power (P) dissipated in a resistor (R) which is subjected
to a voltage (V) across its
terminals is given by the well-known formula;
�� =
��2
��
Since you are new to the company your new Line
7. Manager is unsure of your capabilities,
and has asked you to use the dimensions of P and V to
determine the dimensions of R.
b) A guitar string, made by your Musical Instruments division,
has mass (m), length (��) and
tension (F). It is proposed by one of your junior colleagues that
a formula for the period of
vibration (t) of the string might be;
�� = 2���
��3��
��
Use dimensional analysis to show your colleague that
this formula is incorrect.
c) An analogue-to-digital converter (ADC), manufactured by
your Signals division, takes 20
voltage samples of a ramp waveform, measured in mV, as
follows… 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 …40
Your Test colleague has asked you to assist by using a formula
to calculate the sum of
these 20 voltage samples.
9. f) One of your commonly-used laboratory instantaneous test
signal voltages (vs) is
described by the equation…
6 sin 2
4s
v ft
π
where f = 1MHz and t represents time.
Make time (t) the subject of this formula, and hence determine
the first point in time when
the instantaneous signal voltage has a magnitude of +3V.
Note: A colleague has reminded you that you need to have your
calculator in radians
mode (RAD) for this calculation, because the angle is given i n
radians (i.e. π is featured).
Use suitable software to draw at least two cycles of this signal,
and annotate the drawing
so that non-technical colleagues may understand it.
g) The curve assumed by a heavy power cable, manufactured by
10. your Power division, is
described by the equation…
60 cosh
60
x
where x and y are horizontal and vertical positions respectively.
Calculate;
(i) The value of y when x is 104.
(ii) The value of x when y is 180.
h) You are testing a decorative clock, to possibly be
manufactured by your Consumer
Electronics division, and attach a mass (m) to a string of length
(��) to form a simple
pendulum. Assuming that the acceleration due to gravity (g) of
the earth may have an
influence on the period (t) of the pendulum swing, use
dimensional analysis to find a
formula for t which could possibly involve m, ��, and g.
i) You are testing a prototype loudspeaker for your Audio
12. (i) Calculate the mean transmit power for these samples.
(ii) Determine the standard deviation for the samples.
(iii) Produce a Tally Chart showing the frequency of measured
transmit powers.
b) You visit your Manufacturing division, which has a machine
producing metal bolts. In a
tray of these bolts, 94% are within the allowable diameter
tolerance value. The remainder
exceed the tolerance. You withdraw six bolts at random from
the tray. Determine the
probabilities that;
(i) Two of the six bolts exceed the diameter.
(ii) More than two of the six bolts exceed the diameter.
c) Your Components division manufactures capacitors, and the
mean capacitance of 400
capacitors you have selected is 100µF, with a standard deviation
of 7µF. If the
capacitances are normally distributed, determine the number of
capacitors likely to have
values between 90µF and 110µF.
Note: Use the z-table given in Appendix A when answering part
c.
d) A colleague, who is a Fuels engineer, is testing the effects of
an experimental fuel
additive for petrol engines which your company is developing.