Mechtronics (2) (MDP-454)

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Course Meeting Times:
Lectures: 2 sessions/week, 1.5 hours/session
Sections: 1 session/week, 1.5 hours/session
Laboratories: 1 session/weeks, 1.5 hour/session

Goals
After this course you will be able to:

• Define and explain of the importance of mechatronics in industrial applications.
• Describe and define the fundamental concepts of: " mechatronics".
• Describe where the mechatronics are used.
• Choose appropriate components for mechatronics product design.
• Conclude and developing innovative solutions for the practical industrial problems.
• Analyze a mechatronics product for any specific application.
• Diagnose the faults in mechatronics products.
• Design a mechatronics product.
• Write a modern advanced report.
• Train on simulation software for control systems.
• Train to retrieve information using Internet.

Related Courses
After this course, related courses include:
Project (MDP-499)

Recommended Textbooks:

• Class Notes.
• Additional reading from different sources is encouraged.

Examinations:
The final exam is 3 hours long.

Sections:
The purpose of the recitations is to give students experience in the subject by working out examples and expanding on the material presented in the lectures. Attendance and participation in the recitations is obligatory.

Mini-Project Activities:

• Students will be divided to groups to work in teams.
• The number of students per group is 4-5.
• Each group should to accomplish at least one mini-projects under the VDI 2206 concept.
• Groups can choose their projects freely.
• Each student will be assessed according to:
  1- His progress in the project activities through the weeks of the semester
  2- Presenting his project at the end of the semester.

Grading:

• 20% - Mini-Project
  
• 20% - Lab experiments, tutorial, attendance
  
• 60% - Final exam
  

List of Topics:

• Lecture 1 Introduction and overview of Mechatronic Systems.

• Lecture 2 Design of mechatronic systems using VDI 2206 standard.
• Lecture 3 Design of mechatronic systems using VDI 2206 standard (cont.).
  
• Lecture 4 Overview of actuators.
  
• Lecture 5 Actuator sizing and selection.
  
• Lecture 6 Advanced and smart actuators.
  
• Lecture 7 Overview of sensors and transducers
  
• Lecture 8 Advanced and Smart Sensors.
• Lecture 9 –Interfacing.
• Lecture 10 Interfacing and DAQ system
• Lecture 11 Automation
• Lecture 12 PLC
• Lecture 13 PLC (cont.)