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Mechatronics, 6 ECTS credits.
/Mekatronik/
For:
DPU
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Ii
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 62
Rec. self-study hours: 98
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The course intends to provide knowledge about design and functionality of mechatronic systems in both mobile and industrial applications. Mechatronics is a meta-topic for the application of several different technologies categorised by measurement, control, sensors, software, fluid power, penumatics and electromachines. The course will provide a general understanding for the coordination of such disciplines engineering-wise in the design off modern products. After finishing the course the student should have a engineering skills and knowledge about:
- An integrated computer based approach to design of modern products.
- The different parts of the signal chain, from measurement quantity to digital values.
- Selecting technologies and establish specifications for sensors utilised in measurements of force, temperature, position, velocity and acceleration.
- The important transfer of information and its main principles in modern mechatronic systems.
- Dimensioning of fluid power, pneumatic or electromechanical actuators in statics analysis.
- Describing energy control principles in fluid power, pneumatics and electromechanical systems.
- Analysis of system models by use of modern simulation tools.
safe debuting of mechatronic systems with respect to personal safety.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Mechanics, Dynamics, Automatic Control, Programming, Matlab
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Hydraulic Servo Systems, Models of Mechanics, Electrohydraulic Systems, Fluid Power Systems and Transmissions, Computational Heat Transfer, Mechanical Engineering Systems-Project Course.
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Organisation:
The teaching consists of lectures, lessons, assignments and laboratory exercises. A larger individual assignment is part of the course where the student perform an analysis and design of a mechatronical system. The assignment is reported in a number of key-numbers and related calculations. The written exam relates to the assignment and selected parts of the lessons.
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Course contents:
The course follows the logical information flow in modern mechatronic products, from sensor signal to actuation. Simulation technology is central for the course and used for analysing energy flow, stability, controllers and performance. The course tries to provide a technology-neutral view onto motion controlled machines, but fluid power is slightly more present in examples and applications. Mechatronics is a highly creative field of engineering so some design of sub-systems is part of the assignment. The course covers sensor technology for measuring force, temperature, position, velocity and acceleration. The transfer and processing of the signals of these quantities to measurement values are covered also. Information interfaces like CAN and field busses are also presented. The vast number of standards within the field of mechatronics is briefly covered. The fundamental mathematical models for the DC-motor, fluid power rotational machines and pneumatic compression is presented. Particular the energy aspects of them. Control technologies are studied mainly by the use of MOSFET-transistors and fluid power valves.
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Course literature:
Mechatronics, Electronic control systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Sixth Edition, William Bolton, Pearson, ISBN 978-1-292-07668-3.
(Mechatronics, An Integrated Approach, Clarence W. de Silva, CRC Press, ISBN 0-84931274-4.)
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Assignment report
Laboratoey work
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3 ECTS
2 ECTS
1 ECTS
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Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Mikael Axin
Examiner: Magnus Sethson
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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