Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Grading system
Final Exam 50
Midterms 25
Sheets 15
Oral + attendance + Project 15
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Time table
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Table of Contents :
Chapter 1: MECHATRONICS SYSTEM DESIGN
Chapter 2: MODELING AND SIMULATION OF SYSTEMS
Chapter 3: SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
Chapter 4: ACTUATING DEVICES
Chapter 5: ELEMENTS OF INFORMATICS
Chapter 6: SYNTHESIS OF MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS
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Ref. Materials
1. Mechatronics System Design, 2nd ed, Devdas Shetty and
Richard A. Kolk, Cengage Learning, 2011.
2. Mechatronic Systems Design Methods, Models, Concepts,
Kristof Richmond, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
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CHPTER 1
Mechatronics System Design
Mechatronics is a methodology used for the optimal design of electromechani-
cal products.
Methodology is a group of procedures, and
rules with experience used in a specific field.
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The major drawback of this approach is the creation of new constraints on the
latest task by fixed the earliest one. So, control designs often are not efficient
because of these additional constraints.
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It is important to program the model in a form that can be used and modified
by engineers from different fields. Such forms include block diagrams, flow
charts, state transition diagrams, and bond graphs.
The most widely used form is the block diagram, which is extremely flexible,
low in cost, and can be coded (translates the block diagram) into a high-level
language (C or similar language) suitable for system implementation.
(Simulink TM software)
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Mechatronics reduce time and cost of present design processes with; at the same time
1. Engineers of various fields work simultaneously, as one team, which
eliminates design incompatibilities and reduces design time (fewer returns).
2. Extensive use of powerful simulations models and reducing needs for
prototypes reduced Design time.
This over come traditional design problems; engineers work separately, limit
ability to adapt for mid-design changes, and dependent upon multiple
prototypes.
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Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation
In the prototype step, many of the non-computer subsystems of the model
(sensors, actuators and process elements) are replaced with actual hardware.
This provides the interface signals necessary to connect the hardware
subsystems back to the model.
HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP MODEL
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Basic blocks
The iteration section solves any differential equations present in the model
using numerical integration and/or differentiation.
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Terminology Meaning
Design variables Resources
Objectives System behaviour
Constraints Governing relationships
2 Mechanical Systems
Mechanical systems are concerned with the behaviour of matter under the
action of forces. Such systems are classified as solid (rigid, deformable), or
fluid (compressible and incompressible).
Newtonian mechanics provides the basis for most mechanical systems,
consists of three independent and absolute concepts: space, time, and mass.
A fourth concept, force, is present but depends of the other three.
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3 Electrical Systems
Electrical systems are concerned with three fundamental quantities: charge,
current (transmit energy between 2 points), and voltage (or potential).
Electrical systems has two categories: power and communication systems.
Communication systems used low-energy electrical signals between points
and is used for information storage, processing, and transmission.
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Electric circuit, the closed path where current flow, consists of electrical
elements connected by wires. Wires are assumed to be ideal or perfect
conductors, which mean that; potential is the same within the circuit and no
charge will be stored through it.
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Expression Meaning
Open circuit There are two points in the circuit are not connected
Short circuit No elements in the circuit except wire
Node Point at which two or more circuit elements are connected.
Branch path between two nodes
Circuit calculating voltages and currents in a circuit, given the circuit
analysis diagram and a description of each element.
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5 Real-Time Interfacing
Simulation of a mathematical model is unrelated to real time.
The process of simulation requires that all cause and effect equations in the
model be ordered with inputs on the left and outputs on the right prior to
simulation. The sorted equations are solved with several iterations (loop) to
reach the required solution.
In mechatronics, the main purpose of the real-time interface system is to
provide data acquisition and control functions for the computer.
The control function produces an analog approximation as a series of small
steps. Thus, for mechatronic applications, real-time interfacing includes analog
to digital (A/D) and digital to analog (D/A) conversion, analog signal
conditioning circuits, and sampling theory.
5 Applications in Mechatronics
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Arabic Republic of Egypt جمهورية مصر العربية
Zagazig University جامــــعة الزقازيق
Faculty of Engineering كلية الهندســـــــة
Mechatronics Engineering Program برنامج هندسة الميكاترونيات
Mechatronics System Design تصميم منظومات الميكاترونيات
Sheet 1
Mechatronics System Design
1. Define Mechatronics.
2. What are the fundamental fields of Mechatronics?
3. Discuss the key elements of automatic concrete mixer, from your point of view.
4. Discuss the integrated design in Mechatronics and state its advantages.
5. “Mechatronics reduce time and cost of present design processes” discuss this
phrase.
6. What are the basic blocks in the block diagram and what their meaning?
7. What are the desirable features for selecting measuring devices?
8. What is the main purpose of the real-time interface system? And how the signals
and date transmitted between the different elements to computer and vice versa.