MEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience / Course details

This unit will cover the following:

• Dynamics of mechanical systems, including free-body diagrams, equations of motion for linear and rotational motion.
• Vibrations analysis.
• Numerical simulation of mechatronic systems.
• Overview and comparison between different actuator systems.
• Dynamics of drive systems, power transmission, inertia matching, basic gearbox designs.
• Electrical actuators (stepper motors, PM and DC motors, PM materials) and sensors (position and velocity sensing devices). 

The course unit aims to:

The course unit is aimed at providing fundamental concepts about the dynamics of drive systems and to introduce the main families of actuators with special emphasis to electrical motors and sensors currently used in mechatronic systems. The course is also intended to develop basic skills for the simulation of mechatronic systems.

On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

ILO 1: Describe and Apply the principles of operation and choice criteria of typical mechatronic actuators

ILO 2: Formulate fundamental dynamic models of mechatronic systems

ILO 3: Create numerical models of basic mechatronic system

ILO 4: Illustrate the operation principles of position and velocity measuring devices used in mechatronic systems.

ILO 5: Analyse dynamics of mechanical systems to determine mechatronic system requirements

Lectures, tutorials, practical work, computer based modelling exercise, revision tutorial.

Some interactive animations used in lectures to illustrate principles of operation of actuator devices.

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Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, SI Units, Russell Hibbeler, Pearson