SAS

F06

BAE 750
Mechatronics

Course Syllabus
Fall Semester 2006

Course Description

A study of mechatronics as applied to off-road machinery that is typically of agricultural, forestry and construction equipment applications.  This course will emphasize the integration of mechanical and electrical components into a system to automatically perform one or more tasks.  Topics to be address include: modeling, actuators, sensors, signal conditioning, microcontrollers, and control systems.

Course Rationale

This course is designed to foster creativity and develop within students the ability and confidence to conceptualize and design sensing and control systems for off-road vehicles used in the agricultural, forestry and construction industries.  Students will be guided in a variety of classroom and laboratory activities in support of developing the necessary analytical and design skills.  Such activities will include dynamic system modeling, kinematics of robotic manipulators, sensors, signal conditioning, actuators, and control systems.  Students enrolled in this course should have completed courses in dynamics, dynamics systems, fluid mechanics, electrical circuits, mechanical design, and fluid power.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course students will: 1) appreciate and understand the development of the area of study known as mechatronics, 2) be able to developed state-space models to describe system performance, 3) be able to select and integrate sensors into mechatronic systems, 4) be able to select and integrate actuators into mechatronic systems, 5) analyze and predict the overall performance of these systems, 6) appreciate and understand the role of electronics in automation and control in off-road equipment.    

Course Administration

Location:

Room 228a, C.E. Barnhart Building

Hours:

Lecture: 8:30 - 9:50 AM, Monday and Wednesday

Lab: 8:30 - 9:50 AM, Friday
Office Hours: TBA

Reference Text:

Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach by C.W. de Silva..  CRC Press.  2004.

Mechatronics: Priciples and Applications by G.C. Onwubolu.  Elsevier Butterworth Heinmann.  2005.

Instructor:

Scott A. Shearer, Ph.D., P.E.

Office:

 Room 218, C.E. Barnhart Building

Office Phone:

859-257-3000 ext. 218 (Please leave a message if no answer!)

Home Phone:

859-881-1817 (Please do not call after midnight!)

Work Cell Phone:               

859-509-5026

E-mail:

shearer@bae.uky.edu

Grading Schedule:

Homework 30%
Semester Project 20%
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%

A > 92%
92% > B > 83%
83% > C > 74%
74% > D > 65%
65% > E

Assignments

All assignments are to be submitted through electronic prepared media (i.e., Word, Excel, MatLab, etc.) or handwritten on green engineering paper (National Form #42-381*).   Handwritten assignments and sketches must be clear, concise and legible.  Failure to submit neatly organized assignments will result in minimal partial credit, or no credit at all.  Late assignments will not be tolerated. You are expected to hand in homework assignments and lab reports on the assigned date.  Failure to do so will result in a score of zero.

Examinations

All examinations will be comprehensive in nature. You will be expected to complete the exam in the allotted time period. Portions of each exam may be either closed or open book. You will be notified of the exam format at least one week in advance.

SAS

F06

BAE 750
Mechatronics for Off-Road Machinery

Course Outline
Fall Semester 2006