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Mechatronics (ME-503 (A)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

INTRODUCTION

  • Definition of Mechatronics
  • Multi-disciplinary scenario, origins
  • Evaluation of Mechatronics
  • An over view of mechatronics
  • Design of mechatronics system
  • Measurements system and function of main elements of measurement systems
  • Need for mechatronics in industries
  • Objectives, advantages and disadvantages of mechatronics
  • Microprocessor based controllers
  • Principle of working of engine management system
  • automatic washing machine
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Unit 2

REVIEW OF TRANSDUCERS AND SENSORS

  • Defination and classification of transducers
  • Definition and classification of sensors
  • Principle of working and applications of light sensors, proximity sensors and Hall effect sensors
  • MICROPROCESSOR: Introduction
  • Microprocessor based digital control
  • Digital member system, binary and hexadecimal number system
  • Logic functions
  • Data word representation basic Elements of control systems
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Unit 3

MICROPROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE

  • 8085A processor architecture
  • Terminology-such as, CPU, memory and address, ALU, assembler, data, registers
  • Fetch cycle, write cycle, state, bus interrupts
  • Micro controllers – difference between microprocessor and micro controllers
  • Requirements for control and their implementation in micro controllers
  • Classification of micro controllers
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Unit 4

ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS

  • ELECTRICAL ACTUATORS: Actuator and actuator system
  • Classifications of actuator system with examples
  • Mechanical switches
  • Concept of bouncing Methods of Preventing bouncing of mechanical switches
  • Solenoids, Relays
  • Solid state switches – Diodes, Thyristors, Triacs, Trasistors, Darlington pair
  • Electrical actuator. Principle, construction and working of AC, DC motors, stepper motors, permanent motors, servomotors, Servo systems and control
  • HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS: Valves – Classifications
  • Pressure Control Valves – Pressure relief valves, Pressure regulating/reducing valves, Pressure sequence valve
  • Flow control valves – Principle, needle valve, globe valve
  • Direction control valve –sliding spool valve, solenoid operated
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Unit 5

SINGLE CONDITIONING

  • SINGLE CONDITIONING: Concept, necessity
  • op-amps
  • protection
  • filtering
  • wheat stone bridge
  • Digital Signals – Multiplexer
  • Data acquisition – Introduction to digital signal processing – Concepts and different methods

Reference Books

  • Mechatronics – Principles, Concepts and applications — Nitaigour, Premchand, Mahilik — Tata McGraw Hill — 2003
  • Mechatronics — W. Bolton — Pearson Education Asia — 2nd Edition, 2001
  • Introduction to mechatronics and measurement systems — David G. Alciatore, Michel BiHistand — Tata McGraw Hill — 2000
  • Mechatronics — H.D. Ramachandra — Sudha Publication — 2003
  • Mechatronics System design — Devadas Shetty, Richard A. Kark — Thomas Learining — 1997
  • Mechatronics an Introduction — Robert H Bishop — CRC
  • Mechatronics systems Fundamentals — Rolf Isermann — Springer
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