MAE 3783

MAE 3783

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

At the intersection of mechanical and electrical engineering, Mechatronics involves technologies necessary to create automated systems. This course introduces students to the functional elements of modern controlled dynamic systems. Topics include analog circuits - both passive and active elements, filter design, diodes, transistors, MOSFETs and power amplification, pulse width modulation, transduction - electro-mechanical devices such as electromagnetic systems, gear trains and mechanisms, optical encoders, discretization, digital logic devices, microprocessors and programming. Lab experiments culminate in the design, fabrication, and programming of a microprocessor-controlled robotic vehicle, which laboratory groups enter into a class-wide competition.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: non-Mechanical Engineering Majors.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MATH 2930, PHYS 2213, or permission of instructor.

Outcomes
  • Students are able to apply Kirchoff's laws to modern circuits and electro-mechanical devices. Students solve for the dynamic response of first order systems.
  • Students perform experiments with electrical circuits containing modern components and elctro-mechanical systems; laboratory reports are delivered for each formal experiment and the final project.
  • Students design and construct a robotic vehicle that uses sensors to determine where it is with respect to its environment. Each robotic vehicle system utilizes unique sensor configurations and software. The software controls a microprocessor that the vehicle carries, in addition to a sensor suite, motor drivers, actuators, and battery pack.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: MAE 3780

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12242 MAE 3783   LEC 001

  • For non-M.E. Majors only. Limited Enrollment. Grad students contact instructor for enrollment. Co-meets with MAE 3780.

  • 12243 MAE 3783   LAB 411

  • 12248 MAE 3783   LAB 421

  • 12244 MAE 3783   LAB 431

  • 12245 MAE 3783   LAB 441

  • 12247 MAE 3783   LAB 451