Dan Necsulescu

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

MCG4136 -- MECHATRONICS

Course Content

1. COMPUTER INTEGRATION OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
   
   1.1. Mixed Systems Design.
   1.2. Mechanical Structure. Sensors. Actuators. Computer Monitoring and Control.
   
    
2. SENSORS MODELING
   
   2.1. Sensors and Transducers.
   2.2. Temperature Sensing. Thermocouples.
   2.3. Strain, Stress and Force Measurement. Strain Gauges
   2.4. Piezoceramic Sensors.
   2.5. Analog Position Measurement. Potentiometers.
   2.6. Digital Position Measurement. Optical Encoders
   2.7. Velocity measurement. Tachometers.
   
    
3. ACTUATORS MODELING
   
   3.1. Direct Current
   3.2 Stepper Motors.
   3.2. Hydraulic Motors
   3.3. Piezoelectric Actuators.
   
    
4. INTERFACING
   
   4.1. Computer Interface Requirements.
   4.2. Operational Amplifiers
   4.3. Signal Conditioning
   4.4. Analog to Digital Conversion
   4.5. Digital to Analog Conversion.
   4.6. Power Amplifiers
   
    
5. VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION. REAL-TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL
   
   5.1. Computer based Monitoring and Control of Electro Mechanical Systems.
   5.2. Graphical Programming for Virtual Instrumentation.
   5.3. PC-Based solutions for Real-Time Applications
   5.4. Embedded Microcontrollers for System Integration
   
    

Mark: 10 % Individual Assignments, 30 % Mid-Term Examination, 60% Final Examination
T.A.: Xinming Li, lixinming@hotmail.com Col By Bldg Room D110, tel 562 5800 ext 6299,
TEXTBOOK: D. Necsulescu, Mechatronics, Prentice Hall, 2002.

Tel: (613) 562-5800 ext. 6270
Fax: (613) 562-5177
E-mail:necsules@eng.uottawa.ca

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