Mechatronics Basics (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student understands the importance of sustainable development when designing mechatronic systems.
The student has a basic knowledge of electro-mechanical systems, analogue and digital electronics as well as micro-computers.
The student understands the significance of cost-effectiveness, quality and safety in the mechanical and electronics design for machine automation systems.
The student is able to design and apply cost-effective and high quality embedded systems for simple machine automation applications
The student is able to take into account the safety aspects in electronics design.
The student is able to program a micro-computer for a typical machine automation application.

Content (course unit)

In the course, the main principles of cost-effective, high quality and safe design process for mechatronics applications is considered.
The student learns the structure of electro-mechanical systems, embedded systems, main components, programming and applying to automation.
Analogue electronics: Resistor, capacitor, coil, diode, thyristor, operational amplifier, optocoupler, electrical drawings. Applying of analogue electronic circuits for machine automation applications e.g. amplifier circuits, filtering circuits, transistors in the control of electric motor.
Digital electronics: port circuits, latches, digital message, shift register, counters. Boolean algebra and Karnaugh map. The use of digital electronics as a logic circuit for automation applications.
The basic structure, use and programmin of micro-computers.
Simulation of electronic circuits.
Laboratory exercises.