INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS

ECE 355

Energy storage and conversion, force and emf production, coupled circuit analysis of systems with both electrical and mechanical inputs. Applications to electric motors and generators and other electromechanical transducers.

ECE/ME 439

Hands-on introduction to key concepts and tools underpinning robotic systems in use and development today. Intended to give students the tools to understand robotic systems, to explore robotics for their own purposes, and to pursue advanced study in the field. Students are expected to have familiarity with a high level programming language such as Python (recommended), MATLAB, Java or Julia.

ME 445

Fundamentals of electromechanical control systems with a focus on subsystem design and their impacts at the system level. Integration of microcontrollers into products for control and/or instrumentation. Creation of intelligent interfaces between motors and sensors. C programming. Control computer system architecture Software and hardware principles for computer control.

ECE/ME 441

Robotics analysis and design, focusing on the analytical fundamentals specific to robotic manipulators. Serial chain robotic manipulator forward and inverse kinematics, differential kinematics, dynamics, trajectory generation, and controls. Builds on knowledge of high-level computational programming language such as Matlab.

ECE/ME 732

Emphasis on obtaining equations which define the behavior of physical systems frequently subjected to control; mechanical processing, fluid power, and thermal systems; analytical, experimental, and computer techniques. Knowledge of Automatic Controls [such asM E 446or E C E 322] is required.