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Lecture-1

Presented by
SITHARA.M
Lect.HAWASSA
Disciplinary Foundations of Mechatronics

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Computer/Information Systems

Information Mechanical
Systems Systems

Mechatrnoics

Computer
Electrical
Systems
Systems
Elements of Mechatronics—Mechanical

• Mechanical elements refer to


– mechanical structure, mechanism, thermo-fluid, and hydraulic aspects of a
mechatronics system.

• Mechanical elements may include static/dynamic characteristics.


• A mechanical element interacts with its environment purposefully.
• Mechanical elements require physical power to produce motion,
force, heat, etc.
Machine Components: Basic Elements
Gear, rack, pinion, etc.

Cam and Follower


Chain and sprocket

Inclined plane wedge

Lever

Slider-Crank

Linkage Wheel/Axle Springs


Elements of Mechatronics—Electrical/Electronic
• Electrical elements refer to:
– Electrical components (e.g., resistor (R), capacitor (C), inductor (L),
transformer, etc.), circuits, and analog signals

• Electronic elements refer to:


– analog/digital electronics, transistors, thyristors, opto-isolators, operational
amplifiers, power electronics, and signal conditioning

• The electrical/electronic elements are used to interface electro-


mechanical sensors and actuators to the control interface/computing
hardware elements
Elements of Mechatronics—Electromechanical
• Electromechanical elements refer to:
– Sensors
• A variety of physical variables can be measured using sensors, e.g., light using
photo-resistor, level and displacement using potentiometer, direction/tilt using
magnetic sensor, sound using microphone, stress and pressure using strain gauge,
touch using micro-switch, temperature using thermistor, and humidity using
conductivity sensor
– Actuators
• DC servomotor, stepper motor, relay, solenoid, speaker, light emitting diode (LED),
shape memory alloy, electromagnet, and pump apply commanded action on the
physical process

• IC-based sensors and actuators (digital-compass, -potentiometer,


etc.).

Flexiforce Sensor DC Motor Pneumatic Cylinder


Elements of Mechatronics—Control
Interface/Computing Hardware
• Control interface/computing hardware elements refer to:
– Analog-to-digital (A2D) converter, digital-to-analog (D2A) converter, digital
input/output (I/O), counters, timers, microprocessor, microcontroller, data
acquisition and control (DAC) board, and digital signal processing (DSP) board

• Control interface hardware allows analog/digital interfacing


– communication of sensor signal to the control computer and communication of
control signal from the control computer to the actuator

• Control computing hardware implements a control algorithm, which


uses sensor measurements, to compute control actions to be applied
by the actuator.
Elements of Mechatronics—
Computer/Information System

• Computer elements refer to hardware/software utilized to perform:


– computer-aided dynamic system analysis, optimization, design, and simulation
– virtual instrumentation
– rapid control prototyping
– hardware-in-the-loop simulation
– PC-based data acquisition and control
Key Elements of Mechatronics
Mechatronics Applications
• Smart consumer products: home security, camera, microwave oven,
toaster, dish washer, laundry washer-dryer, climate control units,
etc.

• Medical: implant-devices, assisted surgery, haptic, etc.

• Defense: unmanned air, ground, and underwater vehicles, smart


munitions, jet engines, etc.

• Manufacturing: robotics, machines, processes, etc.

• Automotive: climate control, antilock brake, active suspension, cruise


control, air bags, engine management, safety, etc.

• Network-centric, distributed systems: distributed robotics, tele-


robotics, intelligent highways, etc.
Structural Control
Home Automation

• Using a computer:
– Turn on the lights at
preset times
– Adjust brightness
– Turn on the heat at preset
times or temperatures
– Serve as a security system
Robotics

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