Course Catalog 2006-2007

KSU-3316 INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS, 6 cr
Introduction to Mechatronics

Courses persons responsible
Juha Miettinen

Lecturers
Juha Miettinen
Pekka Salmenperä

Lecturetimes and places
Per I: Thursday 14 - 16, K0103

Implementations
Person responsible: Juha Miettinen
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise work - 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
The student will familiarize himself with basic mechanisms, mechanical components, actuators and sensors used in mechatronic systems and also with controllers of mechatronic systems.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. What is mechatronics?  Signal conditioning.  Programming control of mechatronic system with graphical development environment. 
2. Sensors and transducers.       
3. Mechanical and electrical actuators.       
4. Microprocessors and programmable logic controllers.       

Requirements for completing the course
Accepted examination and laboratory exercises.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • The score of the course is determined by the sum of points from examination and exercises.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Mechatronics - Electronic control systems in mechanical and electrical engineering Bolton, W. 0-13-121633-3   Third edition, Pearson Education Limited, 2003. Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 50 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Assignments 10
    Laboratory assignments 10

    Study materials Hours
    Bolton, W. Mechatronics 44

    Other scaledHours
    New tools and study methods 4
    Preparation for exam 16
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 159

    Correspondence of content
    KSU-3310 Introduction to Mechatronics

    Last modified 02.03.2007
    Modified byJuha Miettinen