MEC482

Course Description

This course aims to provide students with an introduction to, and hands- on skills for, mechatronics elements. Topics include: statics, dynamics and statistical characteristics of measurement systems, measuring fundamental properties; transducers for measuring position, velocity and acceleration, fluid flow, temperature, pressure and strain, signal conditioning and problems, operational amplifiers, integrators, differentiators, diode circuits and applications, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors theory and applications, analog to digital/digital to analog conversions, and microprocessor applications. The course also includes weekly lab sessions which focus on gaining hands-on skills with mechatronics components and devices. The course also aims to familiarize students with entrepreneurial opportunities related to mechatronics, as well as to increase their commitment to ethical practices and to social and environmental issues.

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