Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, Mechanical Engineering Semester 5, Mechatronics Syllabus

Unit - 1 Introduction To Mechatronics, Sensors And Actuators

Unit 1

Introduction to Mechatronics Sensors Actuators

1.1 Introduction to Mechatronics

1.2 Applications of Mechatronics

1.3 Measurements characteristics StaticDynamic

1.4 Sensors Types of sensors

1.5 Motion Sensors – Encoder Absolute incremental Lidar Eddy Current

1.6 Proximity Optical Inductive Capacitive

1.7 MEMS Accelerometer

1.8 Temperature sensor –Pyrometer Infrared Thermometer Force Pressure Sensors – Strain gauges

1.9 Flow sensors – Electromagnetic Ultrasonic Hotwire anemometer

1.10 Color sensor – RGB type

1.11 Biosensors – Enzyme ECG EMG

1.12 Actuators Servo motor

1.13 Hydraulic and Pneumatic must be restricted to classification and working of one type of linear and rotary actuator

1.14 Linear electrical actuators

1.15 Selection of Sensor Actuator

Unit - 2 Data Acquisition And Signal Communication

Unit 2

Data Acquisition and Signal Communication

2.1 Signal Communication Serial Parallel Synchronous Asynchronous

2.2 Introduction to DAQ

2.3 Types

2.4 Components of a Data Acquisition System Sensor Signal conditioning processing controlling and storagedisplayaction

2.5 Data Acquisition Signal collection

2.6 Signal conditioning – Isolation Filtering

2.7 Amplification

2.8 Sampling

2.9 Aliasing

2.10 Sample and Hold Circuit

2.11 Quantization

2.12 Analogtodigital converters 4bit Successive Approximation type ADC

2.13 DigitaltoAnalog converters 4 bit R2R type DAC

2.14 Data Storage Applications DAQ in Household

2.15 Digital Pressure Gauge

2.16 Digital Flow measurement

2.17 DVB Digital Video Broadcast

2.18 AMFM

Unit - 3 Control Systems and Transfer Function Based Modelling

Unit 3

Control systems transfer functionbased modelling

3.1 Introduction to control systems

3.2 Need

3.3 Types Open and Closed loop 

3.4 Concept of Transfer Function

3.5 Block Diagram Reduction Principles

3.6 Problems

3.7 Applications Household Automotive Industrial shop floor

3.8 Transfer Function based modeling of Mechanical Thermal and Fluid system

3.9 Concepts of poles and zeros

3.10 Pole zero plot

3.11 Stability analysis using Routh Hurwitz criterion Numerical Approach

Unit - 4 Time And Frequency Domain Analysis

Unit 4

Time and Frequency Domain Analysis

4.1 Time Domain Analysis

4.2 Unit step Response analysis via Transient response specifications Percentage overshoot Rise time Delay time Steady state error etc.

4.3 Frequency Domain Analysis

4.4 Frequency Domain Parameters Natural Frequency Damping Frequency and Damping Factor

4.5 Mapping of Pole Zero plot with damping factor Natural frequency and unit step response

4.7 Introduction to Bode Plot

4.8 Gain Margin

4.9 Phase Margin

Unit - 5 Controllers

Unit 5

Controllers

5.1 Introduction to controllers

5.2 Need for Control

5.3 Proportional P Derivative D Integral I control action

5.4 PI PD PID control system in parallel form Numerical approach

5.5 Feed forward anticipatory control

5.6 Manual tuning of PID control

5.7 Ziegler–Nichols method

5.8 Applications Electro–HydraulicPneumatic Control Automotive Control

Unit - 6 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

Unit 6

Programmable Logic Controller PLC

6.1 Introduction to PLC

6.2 Architecture of PLC

6.3 Selection of PLC

6.4 Ladder logic programming for different types of gates

6.5 Latching

6.6 Timers and Counters

6.7 PLC control of Hydraulics Pneumatics Mechatronics systems involving timing and counting operations