Week 1 (Mechatronics)

Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering, electronics, control engineering, and computer science used in product design and manufacturing. Mechatronic systems combine sensors, actuators, and microprocessors to improve functionality. Examples include robots, autonomous vehicles, industrial machinery, and consumer electronics like cameras and hard drives.

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Week 1 (Mechatronics)

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Mechatronics

“Introduction to Mechatronics”

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar
Mechatronics
 What is Mechatronics?
• The word mechatronics is composed of “mecha” from
mechanical and the “tronics” from electronics.

Mechanical + Electronics = Mechatronics

“Mecha” + “tronics” = Mechatronics
• The term “Mechatronics” was coined by Tetsuro Mori, a
senior Japanese engineer at Yasakawa Company in 1969.

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Mechatronics
• Mechatronics is synergistic integration of mechanical
engineering, electronics engineering, control engineering and
computer science.
• Mechatronics engineering is the design of computer-
controlled electro-mechanical systems.

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Modules of a Mechatronic System
• Sensing
I. Sensors
II. Signal Conditioning
III. Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog Conversion

• Control
I. Controller
II. Open Loop and Closed Loop Control

• Action
I. Actuators
II. Motors
III. Drive Circuits

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Introduction to Mechatronics
 Evolution of automated systems:
Before & Early 1900s:
Completely mechanical automatic systems
Early 1900s to 1970s:
Automatic devices with electronic components such as
relays, transistors, op-amps
1970s to Present:
Computer-controlled automatic systems

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Introduction to Mechatronics
• A mechatronic system has at its core a mechanical system
which needs to be commanded or controlled by a controller.
• The controller needs information about the state of the
system. This information is obtained from sensors.
• In many cases, the signals produced by the sensors are not in
a form ready to be read by the controller and need some
signal conditioning operations performed on them.
• The conditioned, sensed signals are then converted to a
digital form by Analog-to-Digital Convertor (ADC) and are then
sent to the controller.

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Introduction to Mechatronics
• The controller is the ‘mind’ of the mechatronic system, which
processes user commands and sensed signals to generate
command signals to be sent to the actuators in the system.
• The user commands are obtained from a variety of devices,
including command buttons, graphical user interfaces (GUIs),
touch screens, or pads.

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Introduction to Mechatronics
• The analogy between a human controlled system and
computer control system is shown in figure.
• If a process is controlled and powered by a human operator,
the operator observes the behavior of the system (i.e. using
visual observation), then makes a decision regarding what
action to take, then using his muscular power takes a
particular control action.
• One could view the outcome of the decision making process
as a control or decision signal, and the action of the muscles
as the actuator signal which is the amplified version of the
control (or decision) signal.

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Introduction to Mechatronics
• The same functionalities of a control system can be
automated by use of a digital computer as shown in the
figure.
• The sensors replace the eyes, the actuators replace the
muscles, and the computer replaces the human brain.
• Every mechatronic system has some sensors to measure the
status of the process variables.
• The sensors are the “eyes” of a computer controlled system.
• Actuators are the “muscles” of a computer controlled system.

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Applications of Mechatronics
Mechatronics covers a wide range of application areas including:
• Consumer product design
• Instrumentation
• Manufacturing methods
• Motion control systems
• Computer integration
• Process and device control
• Integration of functionality with embedded microprocessor
control
• The design of machines, devices and systems possessing a
degree of computer-based intelligence