Unit 1

12 hours
Introduction to Mechatronics, application areas of mechatronics, design process, systems, measurement and control system, review of sensors and transducers, signal conditioning- operational amplifier, filtering, pulse modulation, analog and digital signals, actuation systems- mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical actuation.

Unit 2

15 hours
System models- mathematical models, building blocks-mechanical, electrical, fluid systems, thermal systems, electromechanical, modeling dynamic systems: first order and second order, performance measures, transfer functions, systems with feedback loops, systems in series, closed-loop controllers, proportional, integral, derivative, PID, adaptive and digital control systems, Mechatronic designs -case studies.

Unit 3

18 hours
Microprocessor building blocks, combinational and sequential logic elements, memory, timing, and instruction execution fundamentals with an example of primitive microprocessor, Introduction to Embedded Processors. ARM Architecture – Programmer’s Model, Pipelined data path design. Memory system design- Cache Memory, Memory Management unit, Virtual Memory. Overview of 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers. Introduction to ARM-based Microcontrollers – Architecture, Peripherals – Input/output ports, Timers, ADC, DAC, PWM, Quadrature Encoder, Advanced communication interfaces.

Lab Exercises

12 Sessions
Familiarization with IDE, simulator, development boards, and kits, Embedded C Program to configure and use Input/output ports & Timers, ADC and DAC, PWM, UART, SPI, I2C, Interfacing of sensors and actuators to microcontroller, Development of robotic and automation applications.

Course Objective

• To familiarize about the integration of electronics in mechanical design for automation applications
• To understand the use of different types of microprocessors/microcontrollers on mechatronics system design

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the basics of the mechatronics-based design approach and the components involved

CO2: Develop mathematical models for rotational translational, electromechanical, and hydraulic-mechanical systems and understand the input/output characteristics of different types of control systems

CO3: Describe the detailed architecture, internal modules, and addressing modes of ARM-based processors and  interfacing with sensors & actuators

CO4: Develop assembly and high-level language programs for various automation applications

CO-PO Mapping

Skills Acquired

Ability to implement digital solutions to the manufacturing environment and deploy mechatronics principles.

1. William Bolton, “Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering”, 7th Edition, Pearson, 2019.
2. Devdas Shetty, Richard A. Kolk, “Mechatronics System Design,” 2nd Edition(SI), Cengage Learning, 2011.
3. Saurabh Chandrakar Nilesh Bhaskarrao Bahadure, “Microcontrollers and Embedded System Design”, First Edition, Dreamtech Press, 2019.
4. William Hohl and Christopher Hinds, “ARM Assembly Language: Fundamentals and Techniques”, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2016.
5. Curtis D. Johnson, Process Control Instrumentation Technology, Eighth Edition, Pearson, 2014