Course: Mechatronics

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Course title Mechatronics
Course code KAM/NMCHT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horčic Václav, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kupka Libor, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecture topics by week of the semester: 1. Introduction, history and essence of the mechatronics. 2. Mechatronic system and its structure. 3. Important aspects of development and design of mechatronic systems. Mechatronic vs. traditional design approaches. 4. The mechanical part of the mechatronic system and its identification. 5. Sensors I - a brief overview of selected modern types of position and force sensors. 6. Sensors II - modern sensors of pressure, temperature and flow. 7. Actuators I - a brief overview of selected modern types of actuators with the electrostatic field, electrostatic microactuators and micromotors. 8. Actuators II - actuators with an electromagnetic field (linear, stepper, rotation sychronous or asynchronous and other special types of micromotors) and actuators using of smart materials. 9. Actuators III - pneumatic and hydraulic microactuators. 10. Design of mechatronic system based on model, use of special software tools. 11. Design of control mechatronic system subsystem. 12. Example: design of a robot. 13. Example: design of an active vibration isolation system. The content of the exercises corresponds to the topics of the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Laboratory work
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 19 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory work and processing of results - 19 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject introduces the students to the basic concepts of the mechatronics. It deals with the principles of basic functional blocks of mechatronic systems and their design options.
Student after the course: - demonstrates knowledge of analysis and synthesis of mechatronic systems; - is able to understand the problems of mechatronic systems, especially in the field of production machines, automotive industry, aviation and robotics.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the electricity, measurement of electric and non-electric quantities, automatic control, identification and modeling of dynamic systems is needed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

During the semester and in the final exam, the student must demonstrate an understanding of the solved problems. The specific requirements will be communicated to the students by the teacher in the first week of the semester. Active participation in the exercises is required, including the development of all assigned tasks and the submission of the semester work.
Recommended literature
  • BISHOP, Robert H. Mechatronic System Control, Logic, and Data Acquisition. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8493-9260-3.
  • BISHOP, Robert H. Mechatronic Systems, Sensors and Actuators: Fundamentalls and Modeling. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8493-9258-0.
  • BISHOP, Robert H. Mechatronics: An Introduction. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8493-9258-0.
  • GOUBEJ, Martin, Martin ŠVEJDA a Miloš SCHLEGEL. Úvod do mechatroniky, robotiky a systémů řízení pohybu. Plzeň: ZČU, 2012.
  • MAIXNER, Ladislav a kol. Mechatronika. Brno: Computer Press, 2006. ISBN 80-251-1299-3.
  • SABRI, Cetinkunt. Mechatronics. Hoboken (USA): John Willey & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-47987-1.


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