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JEE309 – SUBSEA ENGINEERING

Assessment Task 2 – Underwater Platforms

TASK TITLE OF TASK

Description In this assessment task, students will be required to research a topic of their choice in the field of underwater survey platforms and align this topic to individual interests as much as possible. The students will be required to work in groups to evaluate the design and operation of different underwater platforms and relate these platforms to industry related problems.

Comments Length: Presentation – Formal presentation (20 min) and discussion (10 min)

Technical Report – 2000-3000 words (excluding appendices)

Format: Presentation / Technical Report

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/engineering/technical-report/index.xml

Submission: Soft copies will be uploaded using the MyLO system and hard copies will be submitted at the beginning of class on the due date. Penalties: Late submissions will not be accepted. Notes: Discussion should be a class led discussion where the students lead the conversation in the style of a workshop. In order to pass the unit, the students must receive, at minimum, a pass for the group project.

Date Due September 8, 2015 (1:00 pm)

Assessment % 20% of the full unit marks.

Learning Outcomes 3 & 4

Synopsis  of  the  task  and  its  context  In the past decade, robotic subsea survey platforms (e.g. AUV, ROV, Gliders, etc.) have become increasing robust until they are now reaching the point where the subsea community considers them a mature technology. As such, they are increasingly being used for applications that were traditionally ship based (i.e., pipeline survey, rig inspection, site exploration, etc.). Moreover, the use of robotic vessels, with the minimal associated risk to human operators, allows us to explore ever more diverse and extreme environments. For example: http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_stone_explores_the_earth_and_space.html

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Figure 1 – The myriad of AUV possibilities for a variety of applications.

Objective  The main objective of this assessment is to decide on an application where the specific deliverable is a data product that would be challenging or logistically impossible to collect in another manner. Each group is then required to research and report on an underwater survey platform and required scientific payload to match these requirements. The assignment can be conducted individually or up to groups of 3 – 4 people; however, every project should be unique and so the topic should be confirmed by August 13, 2015. Members of the team should focus their individual research on each of the major components of vehicle operation. Major components to be discussed, but not limited to, include:

• Propulsion;

• Navigation;

• Data collection;

• Topside communications; and,

• Control strategy. Each of these represents a different subsystem that will have an influence on the overall vehicle performance. Evaluation will be based on each of these major components but also discussion of the vehicle as a whole.

Outcomes  &  Deliverables  The focus of this work is to research a topic in the field of underwater survey platforms and relate it to your own field of interest as much as possible. The first portion of the evaluation of this project will be based on a group presentation of 30 minutes: the first 20 minutes to present the material and the second 10 minutes to lead a class based discussion. The second portion of the evaluation will be based on a technical report of 2000 – 3000 words (excluding references and figures). In addition to the key elements of a report (i.e., introduction, body and conclusions), an additional discussion section should be provided with recommendations of the performance of the selected platform for the chosen task / data product deliverable.

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Match  between  objectives/learning  outcomes  and  criteria  for  the  task  Learning outcomes from the original unit linked to this assessment task Task specific criteria On completion of this unit you should be able to: To complete this task, you will be evaluated on the following criteria:

3. Evaluate the design and operation of underwater vehicles (e.g., manned submersibles, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles – AUVs, and Remotely Operated Vehicles – ROVs) to a professional standard (in both oral and written formats).

4. Appraise different problems associated with underwater positioning (common to all underwater vehicles) and apply simple correction methods to deal with drift, sampling frequency and data visualization associated with collected datasets.

1. In depth knowledge of the various components of the chosen underwater survey platform including the scientific payload. [LO3; weighting 30%]

2. Understanding of the challenges faced with data collection for your chosen platform. [LO3 & LO4; weighting 10%]

3. Innovative ideas for the application of these platforms. [LO4; weighting 10%]

4. Presentation of the material and the leading of a class based discussion [LO3; weighting 20%]

5. How well the discussion is structured to provide a reasonable review and how the work is presented in a ‘technical report’ style with citations and references to any external material consistent with either the American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association of America (MLA) styles. [LO3; weighting 20%]

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Fourth year unit Subsea Engineering: JEE309 Underwater Platforms Assessment Criteria Assessment Task 2 Weighting 20%  

Criteria High Distinction (HD) Distinction (DN) Credit (CR) Pass (PP) Fail (NN)

In depth knowledge of the various components of the chosen underwater survey

platform [weighting 30%]

• demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge of underwater survey platforms

• demonstrate and apply broad knowledge of underwater survey platforms

• demonstrate and apply knowledge of underwater survey platforms

• demonstrate and apply basic knowledge of underwater survey platforms

• demonstrate partially-developed knowledge of underwater survey platforms

• demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge of the subsystems of the chosen platform investigated

• demonstrate and apply broad knowledge of the subsystems of the chosen platform investigated

• demonstrate and apply knowledge of the subsystems of the chosen platform investigated

• demonstrate and apply basic knowledge of the subsystems of the chosen platform investigated

• demonstrate partially-developed knowledge of the subsystems of the chosen platform investigated

• support all your work with extensive, relevant and current literature and industry practices

• support your work with relevant and current literature and industry practices

• support most of your work with relevant literature and industry practices

• support at least half of your work with literature and industry practices

• partially link to some existing literature and industry practices

Understanding of the challenges faced with data collection for your chosen

deliverable [weighting 10%]

• demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge of the scientific payload used for the selected data deliverable

• demonstrate and apply broad knowledge of the scientific payload used for the selected data deliverable

• demonstrate and apply knowledge of the scientific payload used for the selected data deliverable

• demonstrate and apply basic knowledge of the scientific payload used for the selected data deliverable

• demonstrate partially-developed knowledge of the scientific payload used for the selected data deliverable

Innovative ideas for the application of these

platforms [weighting 10%]

• demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge of the challenges of the specific application

• demonstrate and apply broad knowledge of the challenges of the specific application

• demonstrate and apply knowledge of the challenges of the specific application

• demonstrate and apply basic knowledge of the challenges of the specific application

• demonstrate partially-developed knowledge of the challenges of the specific application

Presentation of the material and lead a class based

discussion [weighting 20%]

• present material in a clear, concise and timely manner successfully detailing the project material

• present material in a clear, concise and timely manner outlining the project material

• present material and convey the intention of project and outline the project material

• present material and outline the basic project material

• present material

• lead a focused class based discussion tying new material with presented material

• lead a class based discussion tying new material with presented material

• lead a class based discussion reviewing the presented material

• involve the class in a discussion of the presented material

• discuss something related to the topic

Communication in writing in the form of a modified

literature review [weighting 30%]

• communicate concisely and coherently in a structured and readable review that adheres to the given format

• communicate concisely and coherently in a structured and readable review that adheres to the given format

• communicate coherently in a structured and readable review that adheres to the given format

• communicate in a structured and readable review that largely adheres to the given format

• present information

• present arguments and material in a neat, clearly and accurate format which is easily interpreted

• present arguments and material in a neat, clear format that is easily interpreted

• present arguments and material in a clear format that can be interpreted

• present data in a sorted and labelled format that can be interpreted

• present data