ME 6405 Introduction to Mechatronics

ME 6405 Introduction to Mechatronics
Offered Every Fall

Credit Hours:	2-3-3
Prerequisite:	ME 3015 or equivalent, or with the consent of the instructor
Catalog Description:	Modeling and control of actuators and electro-mechanical systems. Performance and application of microprocessors and analog electronics to modern mechatronic systems.
Textbooks:	David G. Alciatore, Michael Histand, Michael B. Histand, Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2002. ME 6405 Kit; Axiom Engineering, Newark Part Number 98B7736; Newark Electronics, 4801 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60640; 773-784-5100 (voice); 773-907-5339 (fax); http://www.newark.com/edu/discounts.html. Axiom Manufacturing CME11E9 EVBU Kit; Newark Electronics
Instructors:	Nader Sadegh, Charles Ume (Fall 2003, (Spring 2004, Fall 2004)

Topics:

16-Bit microprocessor: introduction, hardware overview, programming, interrupts, on-chip subsystems, parallel I/O
Choice of embedded computers; choice of level of languages: assembly, high level, object oriented for real-time programming (such as C), Simulink
Analog and digital devices: Op-amp, ADC, DAC, and power transistors
Sensors, actuators, and their applications to intelligent manufacturing and mechatronic systems
Modeling and control of electro-mechanical systems
Modeling of various actuators: (DC motors, stepper motors, induction motors), and sensors (position, velocity, force, tactile, and ultrasonic)

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Revised June 2004