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<h3>Electronics</h3>
<h3>Electronics</h3>


* Analog
*Analog
** [[Basic Linear Circuits Review]]
**[[Basic Linear Circuits Review]]
*** [[Resistors (Ohm's Law), Capacitors, and Inductors]]
***[[Resistors (Ohm's Law), Capacitors, and Inductors]]
*** [[Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws]]
***[[Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws]]
*** [[Voltage and Current Dividers]]
***[[Voltage and Current Dividers]]
*** [[RC and RL Exponential Responses]]
***[[RC and RL Exponential Responses]]
*** [[Passive Filters]]
***[[Passive Filters]]
** [[Semiconductors]]
**[[Semiconductors]]
*** [[Diodes and Transistors]]
***[[Diodes and Transistors]]
*** [[Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)]]
***[[Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)]]
** [[Instrumentation Amps]]
**[[Instrumentation Amps]]
*** [[NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps]]
***[[NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps]]
* Digital
*Digital


*Practical Considerations in Electrical Design
*Practical Considerations in Electrical Design
* [[Shielding, Grounding, Noise Suppression, etc.]]
**[[Shielding, Grounding, Noise Suppression, etc.]]
* Conductors: stranded, solid, ribbon cable, coax, twisted pairs, wire gauge (thickness)
**Conductors: stranded, solid, ribbon cable, coax, twisted pairs, wire gauge (thickness)


*Electrical Equipment and Software
*Electrical Equipment and Software
* Drawing Schematics and Ordering Printed Circuit Boards (Eagle, Circuit Maker, Trax Maker)
**Drawing Schematics and Ordering Printed Circuit Boards (Eagle, Circuit Maker, Trax Maker)
* Power Supplies, Voltage Regulation, and Batteries
**Power Supplies, Voltage Regulation, and Batteries
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Revision as of 14:29, 28 June 2006

The mechatronics design reference page provides a comprehensive list of theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc. that can be used for mechatronics-related research and projects.

Electronics

  • Electrical Equipment and Software
    • Drawing Schematics and Ordering Printed Circuit Boards (Eagle, Circuit Maker, Trax Maker)
    • Power Supplies, Voltage Regulation, and Batteries


Sensors


Actuators


Mechanical Design

  • Power Transmission
    • Gears (spur, bevel, worm, planetary, harmonic drive, rack and pinion, ball and lead screws, inertia matching)
    • Belt drives
  • Bearings
  • Linkages
  • Attaching to a Shaft (flexible couplers, keyways, set screws, compression fit, split clamp)
  • Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.


The PC/104 Stack


xPC Target Real-Time Operating System


QNX Real-Time Operating System


Lab Supplies and Data Sheets


Vendors


Other Software


Other Lab Equipment

  • Prototyping Tools
    • Oscilloscope
    • Function Generator
    • Mastech Power Supply
    • Fluke III Multimeter
    • Benchtop Multimeter
    • Powered Breadboard
    • Soldering Iron
  • High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches
  • The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card
  • The Handyboard Single-Board Computer