| Instructor: | Prof. Kevin Lynch, kmlynch@northwestern.edu |
| Class Hours: | T Th 12:30-2:00 Tech L251 |
| Labs: | Times subject to change: W 2-5 (Section 1), 6-9 (Section 2), B100 Ford building (Mechatronics Design Lab) |
| Office Hours: | Tech B221, T 2-5, Th 2-3 or by appointment (467-5451) |
| Teaching Assistant: | Gabriel Aguirre-Ollinger, gaguirre@northwestern.edu. Office hours M 3:30-4:30, LIMS lab (through double doors in ME main office, 2nd floor B wing). |
Text
There is no required text. We will rely mostly on course notes,
handouts, and
the mechatronics
wiki. However, the following is a good textbook, which I
recommend (but do not require) to reinforce the material we will cover
in class:
Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, Third Edition, D. G. Alciatore and M. B. Histand, McGraw-Hill.
The second edition, which may be obtained more cheaply, is just as good for this class. Another good reference that may be less expensive and covers much of the material in this class is the following:
Mechatronics: Principles and Applications, G. C. Onwubolu, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005, ISBN 0-7506-6379-0.
Some Other Sources
The Art of Electronics, second edition, P. Horowitz and W. Hill,
Cambridge University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-521-37095-7.
Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering, second edition, W. Bolton, Addison
Wesley Longman, 1999, ISBN 0-582-35705-5.
Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation, second edition, J.
Jones, A. Flynn, and B. Seiger, AK Peters, 1999, ISBN 1-56881-097-0.
Mechanical Devices for the Electronics Experimenter, B.
Rorabaugh, TAB Books (Division of Mc-Graw Hill), 1995, ISBN
0-07-053547-7.
Web Site
http://lims.mech.northwestern.edu/~lynch/courses/ME333/2008
Problem sets, handouts, and other course information will be available here.
ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics website
Mechatronics Design Lab website
Course Description Introduction to the design of microprocessor-controlled electromechanical systems. Interfacing sensors and actuators to a personal computer and a single-board computer. Electrical and mechanical design, prototyping, and construction. Dissection of a commercial mechatronic product. Students work in teams to produce final computer-controlled electromechanical projects of their own design.
Open to students of all engineering disciplines and computer science. Prerequisites: EA3 or instructor permission.
General Information
Much of this course is a self-study course. We will cover the basics
in lecture, but it is essential that you keep up with the outside
reading. Do not fall behind! Short quizzes will be given
periodically and may cover assigned reading that we have
discussed only briefly in class.
Homework will be assigned periodically during the quarter. You are encouraged to view the homeworks as learning exercises. You may work with others during the initial phases, but the final writeups must be your own work. Copying is not allowed.
You will be divided into teams of three for labs and for the final project. The first two labs will be done during the scheduled lab times; the remaining labs will be done on your own time and demonstrated during the scheduled lab times. A preliminary project proposal will be due in the fifth week of the course, and a final project proposal will be due in the seventh week. More details on the project will be given during the course. The final project report will take the form of a website.
At least one member per team will be certified to use the machine tools by a short course taught by one of the machinists.
Grading
Homework and Quizzes 25%, Labs 25%, Project 50%