Fall | Grad | 12 Units (3-5-4) | Prereq: 6.002 and (2.14, 6.302, or 16.30)
Lecture:
MW 2:30PM - 4:00PM (1-135) [Trumper]
Lab:
T 2:00PM - 5:00PM (1-004) [Trumper]
R 2:00PM - 5:00PM (1-004) [Trumper]
Introduction to designing mechatronic systems, which require integration of the mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines within a unified framework. Significant laboratory-based design experiences form subject's core. Final project. Topics include: low-level interfacing of software with hardware; use of high-level graphical programming tools to implement real-time computation tasks; digital logic; analog interfacing and power amplifiers; measurement and sensing; electromagnetic and optical transducers; control of mechatronic systems. Limited to 20.
Mechatronics combines electrical and mechanical engineering, but above all else it’s about design.