MtE 325: Mechatronics System Design, Spring 2019

Announcements

• Fri May 17: Assignment 4 and 5 has been assigned. Due date is Thursday May 23. Together these assignments have 15% of the final grade. Here is the code as a separate file. You need to make necessary changes to make it work for your system.
• Thu Mar 14: Assignment 2 has been assigned.

Course Structure

• Credit hours: 2 (theory), Semester: Spring 2019

Course Description (see here)

Instructor
Dr. Muhammad Tufail, tufail@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Office Hours: Fridays 11:00am to 12:00pm

Textbook & References

• Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, by Alciatore and Histand, McGraw Hill, 2012.
• Product Design and Development, by Ulrich and Eppinger, McGraw Hill, 2012
• Mechatronics System Design, by Shetty and Kolk, CENGAGE Learning, 2012

Lecture Notes

• Product concept selection (PDF)
• Product concept generation (PDF)
• Product design specifications (PDF)
• Case study: Design of a Braille Embosser (PDF)
• Case study: Design of a Robotic Gripper (PDF)
• Feedback Control (PPT)
• DC Motor (Modeling and Selection) (PDF)

Course Grading

• Theory: Project/assignments: 30%, Midterm exam: 20%, Final term exam: 50%

Similar courses taught elsewhere:

• TI Robotics System Learning Kit, again by Dr. Jonathan Valvano
• Mechatronics Design Wiki, Northwestern University