Mechatronic Design
Mechatronics is the synergisTc integration of mechanism, electronics, and computer control to achieve a functional system. The course emphasizes system integration in which small teams of students configure, design and implement a succession of mechatronic subsystems, leading to a main project. Lecture will complement the laboratory experience with the operational principles, and integrated design issues associated with mechanism, electronics and control components. Topics include: mechanisms, actuators, motor drives, sensors and electronic interfaces, microcontroller hardware and programming and basic controllers.
Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation and/or simulation, analyze and interpret data, assess and evaluate findings, and use statistical analyses and objective engineering judgment to draw conclusions. Utilize contemporary technologies, codes of practice and standards, quality guidelines, health and safety requirements, environmental issues and risk management principles.Design, model and analyze an electrical, electronic, microwave and optical system or component for a specific ICT application and identify the tools required to optimize this design. Design, model and analyze an electrical, electronic, microwave and optical system or component for a specific ICT application and identify the tools required to optimize this design.Use appropriate specialized software packages, write computer programs, and use relevant laboratory equipment for the analysis and design of electronics and communications components and systems.Design, integrate, and test analog and digital, discrete and integrated, electronic circuits to realize specific functions, using the right equipment, and under specific design constraints.