Mechatronics
Course Syllabus
| Course Code: | Ζ13 |
| Semester: | 7th |
| ECTS units: | 5 |
| Weekly Teaching Hours: | 4 |
| Course Page: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/TME235/ |
| Instructors: | GASTERATOS ANTONIOS |
Course Description
Mechatronic design process (Modelling and Simulation, Prototyping, System Development). Components of a mechatronic system: Actuators (stepper and DC motors), Sensors (various types, calibration, compensation, physical measurements). Analog signal conditioning. Digital signal conditioning. Analogue to digital and digital to analogue signal converters. Microprocessors. Implementation and control of mechatronic systems. Applied topics using appropriate software.
Purpose of the course
Upon successful completion of the course the student will:
- Understand the basic structure (general architecture and basic subsystems) and operation of mechatronic systems.
- Distinguish the basic principles and phases of development (design, implementation and control) of a mechatronic system.
- Identifies the basic electronic subsystems and the techniques involved in powering, interfacing and communicating between the parts that make up a mechatronic system.
- Understands the techniques of signal acquisition and processing from sensors, as well as signal amplification and digitisation techniques.
- Understands the operation and characteristics of digital circuits used for storing, timing and processing signals.
- Understand the use of the microcontroller as a basic component of any mechatronic system, identify its basic subsystems and functions (control, processing, communication) and understand the steps and different options for programming it.
- Distinguish between sensors according to their basic operating principles and understand their specifications, so as to be able to select the most appropriate one from a number of available sensors according to the application.
- Distinguish between actuators according to their basic operating principles and understand their specifications in order to be able to select the most appropriate from a range of available actuators according to the application.
- Understand the usefulness of all of the above in the development and operation of mechatronics systems.
- Has gained practical experience in the use of microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, both in a virtual simulation environment and on a real laboratory bench.
- Can collaborate with fellow students in the laboratory to solve simple practical problems.
