10595 Introduction to Mechatronics 1

Credits: 6 advanced credits in Industrial Engineering and Management or in Sciences - General

Prerequisites: Students must fulfill all English requirements and take bibliographic instruction in the Library.

Required: Differential and Integral Calculus I, Differential and Integral Calculus II, Fundamentals of Physics,2 Introduction to Computer Science Using Java3 (or Fundamentals of Programming with Java), Statistical Inference

Recommended: Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Data Communication for Industrial Engineering and Management

The course is based on chapters from Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical Engineering (4th ed.), by W. Bolton (Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2008).

The course presents the field of mechatronics, which integrates Mechanics and Electronics. This combination characterizes many systems, and is prevalent in many industries. The course familiarizes students with the main aspects of mechatronic systems, and the major principles and methods. It mainly covers the control cycle: getting input, processing data, and operating the mechanical parts of the system. As part of the course, students gain hands-on experience through specially designed laboratory sessions. Attendance at all laboratory sessions and tutorials is mandatory.

Topics: Introduction to mechatronics; Data presentation systems; Sensors; Actuation systems; Basic system models; Dynamic responses of systems; Closed-loop controllers; Digital logic; Programmable logic controllers; Microprocessors; Input/output systems; Design.

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1Students may not write a seminar paper in the framework of this course.

2or Fundamentals of Physics I (20113) and Fundamentals of Physics II (20114)

3or both Introduction to Computer Science Using Java I (20453) and Introduction to Computer Science Using Java II (20454), or Introduction to Computer Science (20427), which is no longer offered.