Unit content is selected from the following topics: (1) functional block diagrams, specification methods, specifying information transfer and interfaces; (2) review of simple actuators, electric motor, hydraulic and pneumatic systems; (3) communicating signals in mechatronic systems, interface technologies and signal conditioning; (4) noise, electromagnetic interference and compatibility in mechatronic systems; (5) data acquisition fundamentals; (6) sensor technologies, construction and testing of analogue sensing device and pre-amplifier; (7) importance of standards; (8) heat management in systems; (9) project work in teams on mechatronic systems and devices using laboratory hardware;... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Adam Wittek
