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Mod 5 Mechatronics

Mechatronics is the integration of mechanical, electrical, electronic, and computer systems into a single system, encompassing areas like robotics, automotive systems, and manufacturing. It offers advantages such as cost-effectiveness and high productivity but has disadvantages like higher initial costs and the need for multidisciplinary knowledge. Control systems are classified into open loop (no feedback) and closed loop (with feedback), each with distinct advantages and disadvantages.

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Mod 5 Mechatronics

Mechatronics is the integration of mechanical, electrical, electronic, and computer systems into a single system, encompassing areas like robotics, automotive systems, and manufacturing. It offers advantages such as cost-effectiveness and high productivity but has disadvantages like higher initial costs and the need for multidisciplinary knowledge. Control systems are classified into open loop (no feedback) and closed loop (with feedback), each with distinct advantages and disadvantages.

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INTRODUCTION TO

MECHATRONICS Mod-5
IME
What is MECHATRONICS?
• Defined as the complete integration of mechanical system with
electrical, electronic and computer system into single system.
Mechatronics comprises of
• Motion control
• Actuators and Sensors
• Micro devices and optoelectronics
• Robotics
• Automotive systems
• Modeling and Design
• System Integration
• Manufacturing
• Vibration and noise control
Advantages of Mechatronics:
1. The products produced are cost effective and very good
quality.
2. High degree of flexibility
3. Greater extent of machine utilization
4. Greater productivity
5. High life expected by proper maintenance.
6. The integration of sensor and control system in a complex
system reduces capital expenses.
Disadvantages of Mechatronics:
1. Higher initial cost of the system.
2.Important to have Knowledge of different engineering fields
for design and implementation.
3. Is expenses to incorporate Mechatronics approaches to
existing/old systems.
4.Specific problem of various systems will have to be
addressed separately and properly.
Characteristics of Mechatronic
system:
1. High quality product.
2. Safe.
3. Low cost.
4. Portable produced quickly
5. Serviceability, maintainability and upgradeability.
Applications of Mechatronic
systems:
1. Automotive machines.
2. Fax and photocopier mechanics
3. Dishwashers.
4. Automatic washing machine
5. Air conditioners, elevator controls.
6. Documents scanners
7. IC manufacturing systems.
8. Robotics employed in welding, nuclear inspection, painting etc.,
9. VCRs(Videocassette recorder) and CD Players.
Definition of Control system:
• A group of devices/elements which maintains the required output
based on the predefined value by controlling the parameter
responsible for output.
Classification of control system:

1.Open loop control system (NO FEEDBACK control


system).

2.Closed loop control system (WITH FEEDBACK control


system).
1. Open loop control system (NO
FEEDBACK control system):
• In which the output is dependent on the input, but input is
independent of output is called open loop control system.
Example 1:
• ON/OFF of an electric lamp: electric lamps are used for
lighting the lamp. ON/OFF control is carried out with the help
of a switch and the switch is generally operated by an
operator depending on the amount of light that exist in that
area.
• If the switch is ON, the lamp is glow. If the person operating
the switch does not put OFF of then switch, the lamp remain
ON until he switched OFF. So it is called open loop control
system.
Example 2:
• Control the temperature of the room with room heater: the
amount of heat generated by a room heater depends on the
amount of input power controlled by a regulator.

• If the power is switch ON, the power supplied to the heater


continues and temperature of the room goes on increasing
immaterial of whether heat is required in the room or not.
Here person is to go and OFF the power supply switch and
there by cooling the temperature of the room is decreasing.
Advantages of open loop control
system:
1. Less costly.
2. Relatively simple.
3. Good reliability.
4. Easy maintenance.
5. Inherently stable.
Disadvantages of open loop control
system:
1. Inaccurate since there is no correction of error.
2. Relatively slow in response to change in demand.
3. The control depends on the human judgment.
4. Often leads to waste.
5. Any change in system component not to be taken care automatically.
2. Closed loop control system (WITH
FEEDBACK control system):

• In which input is depend on the output. i.e., variation


in the output influences the input by some means of
controlling on the input is called a closed loop system.
Elements of closed loop control
system:
• The basic elements of a closed loop control system are:
1. Comparison element.
2. Control unit.
3. Correction unit.
4. Process unit.
5. Feedback unit.
Functions of each elements of a
closed loop system:
• Comparison element: this unit compares the reference value with
feedback value and produces an error signal.
Error = reference value – feedback value

• Control unit: Control unit analyses the error signal and decides
what action is to be taken.

• Correction unit: the modified signal from the control unit will be
received by the correction unit which produces a change in the
process to correct or change the controlled condition.
• Process unit: Process unit is the unit which is being
controlled.
• Feedback Unit: Takes input from Process unit and sends the
signal back for comparison to attain high degree of control.
Example1. Hand reaching an object.
This is an example of closed loop control system.
A person wants to reach for an object.
Position of the object is given as reference, feedback signals
and the eyes compares the actual position of the hands with
reference to the position of the object.
Error signal is given to the brain.
Brain manipulates this error and gives signals to the hands.
This process continues till the hand reaches the object.
Example2. Speed control of an
automobile:
• The driver observes the speedometer, and based on the speed
shown by the speedometer he decides whether the fuel supply
should be increased or decreased or gear change is to be made.
• Here speed shown a speedometer is a feedback. A feedback signal
from the eye compares the desire speed in the memory of the
driver.
• Error signals are given to brain. Brain manipulates the error signals
and gives it to hand and leg and increase the fuel supply if the
speed is less than the desired speed, otherwise decrease the fuel
supply.
• Changing of gear and increase or decrease of fuel supply, depends
on whether it an upward or downward gradient respectively.
Advantages of closed loop control system:
1. More accurate.
2. Any change in system component can be taken care automatically.
3. Use of feedback system response is relatively insensitive to external
disturbances and internal variations in system parameters.

Disadvantages of closed loop control system:


1. Expensive and complicated to construction.
Differences between open loop control system and closed loop control system

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