Mechatronics

(MANE 3390)

Instructor: Dr. Amirhossein Monjazeb, P. Eng.

Winter 2016
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Some contents of the presented slides are completely adopted or partially revised from:
Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 6 th Edition, W. Bolton, Pearson

Course Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objective...
Introduce fundamental concepts about
Mechatronics
You will learn about:

Tools required to design, model, and analyze mechatronic systems

Smart systems comprising mechanical, fluid, optic, and thermal components
Developing tools for the simulation of the performance of these systems
Design and control sensing and actuating components

This course will help you to:

Work with and design smart systems

Model a wide variety of system components in a unified way
Establish the performance of components in mechatronic systems
Analyze components needed to design and control mechatronic systems

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Prerequisites
ENGR 3270 - KINEMAT. & DYNAM. OF MACHINES
[Min Grade: D]
or
MECE 3270 - KINEMAT.& DYNAMIC. OF MACHINES
[Min Grade: D]
and
ENGR 3350 - CONTROL SYSTEMS
[Min Grade: D]
or
MECE 3350 - CONTROL SYSTEMS
[Min Grade: D] )
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Required Course Text and Other Materials

1. Bolton, W., 2015, Mechatronics:

Electronic Control Systems in
Mechanical
and
Electrical
engineering Sixth Edition,
Pearson/Prentice Hall, UK
2. Lecture Notes (provided through
Blackboard)
3. Laboratory Manuals (provided
through Blackboard)

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Reference Books and Information Sources

Smaili, A. and Mrad, F., 2007, Applied Mechatronics, Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.
Shetty, D., and Kolk, R. A., 1997, Mechatronics Systems Design, PWS Publishing: Toronto,
Canada
Alciatore, D. G., and Histand, M. B., 2003, Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement
Systems Second Edition, McGraw-Hill: Toronto, Canada.
Onwubolu, G. C., 2005, Mechatronics: Principles and Applications, Elsevier: New York, USA.
Other relevant textbooks within the context of the engineering design process.
Textbooks from relevant completed courses
Any kind of design engineering handbook.
o An extensive collection of handbooks in electronic format is available at:
UOIT Library Home PageSearch CollectionsE-Books CRCnetBase
Relevant archived refereed journal and conference publications.
o Electronic versions for various engineering journals are available at:
UOIT
Library
Home
PageSearch
CollectionsSubject
Guides
Engineering/TechnologyE-Journals
Patent literature.
o Canada:
http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html
o Europe:
http://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP
o USA:
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

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How to Contact me
My OFFICE HOURS:
Mondays

ENG- 1025

9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

You are always welcome to drop by my office whenever I am there and

I have time.

Contact: Only Via Blackboard

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TAs Information

Name

Bin Wei

Shenjin Zhu

Email

bin.wei@uoit.ca

Shenjin.Zhu@uoit.ca

Office

ACE 3030C

ACE4030C

Office Hours

TBA

TBA

There will be Only Two Tutorials for this course

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To do List

Please form a team of six students for obtaining the Mindstorms Kits (borrowing contract),
completing the Group Assignments, and the Group Design Projects.

In order to maximize the time for communication and interaction among the members of a project
team, it is strongly recommended that those students that are officially registered into an identical
laboratory group join the same team!

The submission of student group creation form is due on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 by
11:00 PM via Blackboard messaging system to the course instructor.

Your group must have the LEGO kits borrowing agreement printed and signed on the day of kits
distribution. (January 21st or January 22nd depending on what day your group receives the kit).

Please submit COMPUTER PRINTED team lists of 6 student names accompanied with their
respective student numbers.

Changing team members after this deadline will not be allowed!

Please send your project team lists to the instructor via Blackboard!

Students who have not found a team to join by the deadline stated above will be randomly placed in

a Team created in an administrative and mandatory manner!

You can select your group members from both sections, 001 and 014

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Final Grade Breakdown

1) Lab Mini projects: 5 projects, each 3%

15%

2) Group Assignments: must be submitted online and in docx format

10%

3) Group Design Project: report, presentation, and robot competition

35%

4) Midterm Exam

20%

5) Final Exam

20%

6) Self and Peer Evaluation Sheet

00%

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Group Assignments 10%

The tentative schedule and marking scheme for assignments:

Assignment # 01
Assignment # 02
Assignment # 03
Assignment # 04
Assignment # 05
Assignment # 06
Assignment # 07

2.0 marks
1.4 marks
1.4 marks
1.4 marks
1.4 marks
1.4 marks
1.0 marks

Assignments must be submitted online and in docx format

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Group Design Project 35%+ 5% Possible Bonus

Assigned: Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Title: Design of a Mobile Robot using Mindstorms Kit

The mobile robot must be functional and able to detect obstacles and
avoid any collisions in the competition day.
Group work submissions (equal mark to each legitimate group
member) is assumed for this Group Design Project!
IMPORTANT NOTE: To embellish your design: You are allowed to
use additional materials other than those provided by the design kits
but they cannot be more expensive than $50.00 in total. More
expensive investments will be penalized.

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Group Design Project Report

Due: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 (NOTE: All groups must submit their
final Reports. No delays will be tolerated!)
Submission: Submit a hard copy and a CD containing complete
documentation including codes, script, and etc.; (should be on the
same CD)
Report Format
Abstract
Introduction
Objective(s)
Rational(s)-(Problem Description)
Methodology
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
References

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Group Design Project Presentation

Date: March 29 to April 01, 2016

The first 7-volunteer-groups will present on March 29, 2016
The second 7-volunteer-groups will present on March 30, 2016
The Third 7 volunteer-groups will present on March 31, 2016
The rest will present on April 01, 2016
Details about the presentation and its marking schemes will be
discussed after the midterm exam, for both sections 001 and 014
respectively.
One of the members in your group must send me the presentation
slides only in power point format on the day of presentation not later
than 9:00am, otherwise, your group will loose the presentation
opportunity.
All 6 members must be present on the presentation day
Maximum presentation time: 8 minutes (you will be asked to abruptly
stop presenting after your 8-minute time is up)
Maximum 1 min for answering eventual questions from instructor
and/or audience
Your group does not have to bring the robotic design to the
presentation day. It is encouraged to provide videos and photos on
that day.

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Group Design Project Competition Day

Date: April 05 to April 08, 2016
The first 7-volunteer-groups will compete on April 05, 2016
The second 7-volunteer-groups will compete on April 06, 2016
The Third 7 volunteer-groups will compete on April 07, 2016
The rest will compete on April 08, 2016
Your group must bring the robotic platform to the class on the
competition day

Details about the project objectives and its marking schemes will be
discussed on Thursday February 25, 2016 and Wednesday, February
26, 2016, for both sections 001 and 014 respectively.
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Group Design Project Marking Scheme

Portion

Mark

Presentation

7%

Report

18%

Demonstration

10%

Possible Bonus

5%

Total

40%

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Self and Peer Review Evaluation 00%

Please read the instruction very carefully: It can be downloaded form
Blackboard/Content/Self and Peer Review
Your evaluations will be used to adjust your team members marks
related to the course team work. The formula is:
Overall Average Evaluation Score (per Individual) Non-Adjusted
Total Mark for Team-related coursework Obtained by the Group =
Final Mark for team-related coursework (per Individual).
When ready, or anytime between 8:00 PM on Friday, April 08, 2016
and 8:00 PM on Friday, April 15, 2016, you should fill-out the Excel
sheet form, save it, attach and then submit the respective file
electronically through a specially designed Blackboard assignment
drop box for this purpose (the same way you submit Blackboard
assignments).
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Midterm Exam 20%

First Choice:
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 17:10 to 18:30
Library Portables UL11
Second Choice:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 17:10 to 18:30
University Building A1 UA
The midterm exam includes 4 numerical and 10 Multiple Choice
Questions
Midterm Exam Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
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Final Exam 20%

The final exam is not Comprehensive and you will be given 3

hours to write your exam

Only after-midterm materials will be covered

It includes 6-8 numerical and non-numerical Questions
There will be no MCQs
Details will be discussed after midterm exam

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What to do in order to succeed?

Spend at least 8 hours of your time per week for this course
Learn how to work in a group if you do not know how!
Listen to your instructor carefully
Be creative

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James Watts Steam Engine

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Electromechanical Systems

Developed in 20th century

More efficient
Easier to Process
Computerized Control
Mixed Systems - Electrical and/or Electronic, and Mechanical
Requires knowledge from different engineering fields

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Mechatronics

Integrated systems
Mechatronics Specialist
Power output Modulation
Energy Transmission
Energy Conversion
Computer Control Algorithms
Intelligent Energy
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Simple Example of a Mechatronic System

Output Oil
Input Oil

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