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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
- Analog
- Basic Linear Circuits Review
- Instrumentation Amps
- How instrumentation amps work, and when to use them
- NU printed circuit board for instrumentation amps
- Digital
- Power Supplies, Voltage Regulation, and Batteries
- Shielding, Grounding, Noise Suppression, etc.
- Drawing Schematics and Ordering Printed Circuit Boards (Eagle, Circuit Maker, Trax Maker)
Sensors
- Potentiometers
- Beam Breaker: Laser + Photodiode/Phototransistor
- Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter
- Proximity: Optoreflector
- Proximity: Reed Switch
- Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor
- Angle: Potentiometer
- Angle: Rotary Encoder
- Angular Velocity: Tachometer
- Linear Position: Slide Potentiometer
- Ambient Light: Photocell
- Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
- Audio: Microphone
- Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer
- Force: Strain Gauge
- Current: Current Sense Resistor
- Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)
Actuators
- Brushed DC Motors
- Theory
- Practice: Driving Your DC Motor
- Linear Amplifier
- Pulse Width Modulation
- Brushless DC Motors
- Stepper Motors
- Theory
- Practice: Driving Your Stepper
- RC Servos
- Solenoids
- Theory
- Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
- AC Motors
- Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab
Mechanical Design
- Power Transmission
- Gears (spur, bevel, worm, planetary, harmonic drive, rack and pinion, ball and lead screws, inertia matching)
- Belt drives
- Linkages
- Attaching to a Shaft (flexible couplers, keyways, set screws, compression fit, split clamp)
- Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.
The PC/104 Stack
- Overview
- The PC/104 Lab Kit
- Hardware:
- Advantech CPU Card
- Sensoray 526 Data Aquisition Card
- Break-Out-Board (a.k.a. BoB)
- Power Components
- I/O Electronics: Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Encoder Connections
- Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
- Custom Boards
- Dual PWM Motor Controller
- Dual Linear Amplifier Motor Controller
xPC Target Real-Time Operating System
- Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target
- Configuring xPC Host/Target PC
- Quickstart:Creating a simple xPC Program
- Commonly Used Blocks
- Advanced
- Model Properties
- M-file communication
- Using outside of the lab
- Standalone Mode
- Stateflow
- Code Examples
- Controlling a DC Motor with an Encoder
- Something With State Machine
- Using RS-232 and Printing to LCD
- UDP Communications between Target and Host PC
- M-functions and S-functions
- xPC Code From Student Projects
QNX Real-Time Operating System
Lab Supplies and Data Sheets
Vendors
LaTex Document Preparation
- Mathematical Formulae
- Document Formatting
- Software Setup
- IEEE Styles
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