Coursecode: wb3200
Coursename: Introduction to Mechatronics

DUT creditpoints: 3
ECTS creditpoints: 5

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Miedema, dr.ir. S., Brinkman, ir. P.L., Seiffers, J.E.

Tel.: 015-2788359

Catalog data:

Mechatronics, definition, projectmanagement, systemsapproach, sensors, actuators, instrumental electronics, signalconditioning, dynamical systems, micro-electronics, mechanics, informatics, measurement and control

Courseyear: 3
Semester: 4/4/0/0
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours: -
Assessment: Wr. m.ch.
Assessm.period(s): 1, 2, 3
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: in130, wb2204

Follow up: main course subjects

Detailed description of topics:

Part 1: definition of mechatronics; examples of mechatronical systems. Management and methods of mechatronical design. The man-machine interaction: safety, ergonomics and boundary conditions. Electronical components and integrated circuits. Semiconductors, operational amplyfiers, filters, diodes, powersupplies. Digital components and microprocessors. Parallel and serial circuits, semiconductor-memories.

Sensors: Operational aspects and properties of some of the common used sensors for measuring, distance and force: resitive, inductive, capacitative, optical, piëzo-electrical and acoustical transducers.

Actuators: Operational aspects and properties of several types of electromotors: the relation between power revolutions, dimensions, geometry and effiency; dynamical behaviour, AC/DC-motors, 3-phase motors, steppermotors.

Part 2: Signalprocessing special subjects. Modulation and de-modulation, sampling and multiplexing. Analogue digital and digital-analogua conversion. Introduction to digital control and conditioning. Basics of personal computers. Microprocessors. Systemanalysis, structural software design. Analogua versus digital, continuous versus discrete. Causal relations and events. The use of a robot as an example of a mechatronical system. The kinematics according to the Denavit-Hartenberg method. The behaviour of the sensors used. The dynamical behaviour of DC servo motors. Time domain versus frequency domain. The P, PI and the PID control.

Course material:

  • Instrumental electronics, P.P.L. Regtien

  • Analytical robotics and mechatronics, B. Stadler, McGrawhill (ISBN 0-07-06080)

  • Handouts

References from literature:

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):

Goals:

The purpose is to give the student insight and an overview of the integration of mechanics, informatics, microelectronics and measurement and control with the design of modern mechatronical systems, such as a robot, a CD player, modern transportation systems and applications in vehicle engineering. To give the the student skills to think at a system level instead of a component level.

Computer use:

A problem based assignment of a mechatronical system (wbp320)

Laboratory project(s):

See wbp320

Design content:

To give the student skills to develop a functional design with a reasoned choice of the technology for each sub-function.

Percentage of design: 100%