Unit name | Mechatronics 3 |
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Unit code | MENG30003 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. J Burn |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
MENG21100 Materials Engineering MENG22200 Dynamics and Control MENG26000 Design and Manufacture |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary subject combining software, electrical and electronic and mechanical engineering. The focus of this unit is on design principles for mechatronic systems. Machine theory and control theory, which are typically covered in courses on mechatronics, are prerequisites for this Unit as they are covered elsewhere in the Mechanical Engineering programmes. The aim of the Unit is to develop a methodological approach to designing a mechatronic system. The course is divided into five parts, Fundamentals, Acquiring Information, Processing Information, Generating Action and Supplying Energy. Each part is supported by four lectures covering the specific skills required to transform a specification into a design via appropriate model equations. There is broad/shallow coverage of electrical and electronic subjects rather than narrow/deep coverage which would be of less general value to a Mechanical Engineering cohort. The emphasis is on getting the main abstract design criteria correct through an awareness of key principles.
Students will
Course material is delivered using blended learning techniques over twenty 50 minute sessions, two per week.
All students attend one 3-hour lab practical session in mechatronic system design. The lab is not assessed.
2-hour written exam 100%