Syllabus - Mechatronics (IP-504 (A))

Open loop and closed loop control systems

Dynamic modelling of simple mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, thermal and fluid systems. Transfer function and block diagram representation of control system. Zero order, first order and second order systems and their dynamic response, Routh Hurwitz stability criteria, Introduction to Bode plot and root locus method. System modelling using MATLAB

Measurement Systems

Generalized measurement system. Sensors and transducers, intermediate elements, indicating and recording elements. Static and dynamic characteristics of measuring instruments. Amplitude linearity, phase linearity, bandwidth, frequency response. Proximity sensors and switches, potentiometers, optical encoders, electrical strain gages, load cells, thermocouples, piezoelectric accelerometers, pressure and flow sensors, semiconductor sensors.

Signal Conditioning & Data Acquisition

Amplification. Filters. Operational amplifier and its applications. Analog to digital conversion. Data acquisition. Interfacing with micro-controller and micro-processor.

Actuators

Electro-mechanical actuators, solenoids and relays, types of electric motors and their characteristics, speed control of electric motors. Stepper motors and their control. Electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic actuators, Servomotor.

Controllers

Basic control actions. Proportional, integral and derivative control. Op Amp based PID controller. Combinatorial and sequential logic. Simple logic networks. Introduction of micro-controllers.