MECHATRONICS

MECHATRONICS

Course Objective:

The main objective of this course is to introduce the integrative nature of Mechatronics. To describe the different components and devices of mechatronics systems.

UNIT-I

Mechatronics systems – elements & levels of mechatronics system, Mechatronics design process, system, measurement systems, control systems, microprocessor-based controllers, advantages and disadvantages of mechatronics systems. Sensors and transducers, types, displacement, position, proximity, velocity, motion, force, acceleration, torque, fluid pressure, liquid flow, liquid level, temperature and light sensors.

UNIT-II

Solid state electronic devices - PN junction diode, BJT, FET, DIAC, TRIAC and LEDs. Analog signal conditioning, operational amplifiers, noise reduction, filtering.

UNIT-III

Hydraulic and pneumatic actuating systems - Fluid systems, Hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems, components, control valves, electropneumatic, hydro-pneumatic, electro-hydraulic servo systems. Mechanical actuating systems and electrical actuating systems – basic principles and

elements.

UNIT-IV

Digital electronics and systems, digital logic control, micro processors and micro controllers, programming, process controllers, programmable logic controllers, PLCs versus computers, application of PLCs for control.

UNIT-V

System and interfacing and data acquisition – Data Acquisition Systems, Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog conversions; Digital Signal Processing – data flow in DSPs, block diagrams, typical layouts, Interfacing motor drives.

UNIT -VI

Dynamic models and analogies, System response. Process Controllers – Digital Controllers, Programmable Logic Controllers, Design of mechatronics systems & future trends.

TEXT BOOK:
MECHATRONICS Integrated Mechanical Electronics Systems/KP
Ramachandran, GK Vijaya Raghavan & MS Balasundaram/WILEY India Edition.
REFERENCES:
1 Mechatronics – Smaili A, Mrad F, Oxford Higher Education, Oxford University Press.
2 Mechatronics Source Book by Newton C Braga, Thomson Publications, Chennai.
3 Mechatronics – N. Shanmugam / Anuradha Agencies Publishers.
4 Mechatronics System Design / Devdas shetty/Richard/Thomson.
5 Mechatronics/M.D.Singh/J.G.Joshi/PHI.
6 Mechatronics – Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engg. 4th Edition, Pearson, 2012 W. Bolton.
7 Mechatronics – Principles and Application Godfrey C. Onwubolu, Wlsevier, Indian print.
Course outcomes:
After completion of this course, the student shall be able to use the various
mechatronics systems devices and components in the design of electro
mechanical systems.