Mechatronics integrates control, sensors, and computers to
create electromechanical systems. Sensors, actuators, real-time
microprocessor control, system design, and dynamic system
modeling and analysis.
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Mechatronics
Prerequisite
ENGR 2170-2170L and (MCHE 3300 or MCHE 3300E) and (MCHE 4210/6210 or ELEE 4210/6210)
Pre or Corequisite
ELEE 4220/6220 or ENGR 4220/6220
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to properly specify basic actuators and sensors.
By the end of this course, students will be able to understand principles, modeling, interfacing, and signal conditioning of motion sensors and actuators.
By the end of this course, students will be able to perform hardware-in-the-loop simulation and real-time closed-loop computer control of electromechanical systems.
By the end of this course, students will be able to analyze and identify discrete-time or samples-data dynamic systems.
By the end of this course, students will be able to implement commonly used digital controller design methods.
By the end of this course, students will be able to design, analyze, and construct basic mechatronic systems.
Topical Outline
verview of Mechatronic and Dynamic Systems:
• Overview of Mechatronics
• Overview of dynamic system modeling and analysis
Sensors:
• Analog position measurement
• Digital position measurement
• Temperature sensors
• Strain, stress, force measurement
• Accelerometers
Interfacing:
• Operation amplifiers
• Signal conditioning
• Analog-to-digital/Digital-to-analog conversions
• Power amplifiers
• LCD modules
Hardware-in-the-Loop Experimentation:
• hardware-in-the-loop simulation
• Real-time closed-loop computer control of electromechanical
systems
Digital Control Systems Analysis:
• sampling process
• signal reconstruction
• linear discrete time models
• z-transform
• discrete transfer function
• discrete system stability
Miscellaneous:
• PLC and Industrial Automation
• Data acquisition
• Mechatronics – towards the successful design
