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The mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab].
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The Northwestern University mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the [http://mechatronics.mech.northwestern.edu/ Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab].


The mechatronics wiki was initiated by undergraduate Ben Stephens in 2006, under the supervision of Profs. Kevin Lynch and Michael Peshkin. Since then, many students have contributed content.

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<h3>[[Design Competition Resources]]</h3>
(Articles of particular relevance to DC2007)
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<h3>PIC Microcontrollers</h3>
* [[PIC Microcontrollers with CCS Compiler]]
* [[PIC Microcontrollers with C18 Compiler]]
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<h3>[[e-puck Mobile Robot]]</h3>
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<h3> Basic Electronics </h3>
[http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/index.php/Category:Electronics Electronics]
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<h3>Analog and Digital chips</h3>
* [[Comparators | Comparators : the analog digital interface]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_amplifier_applications Opamps : building blocks of analog computation]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/InstAmp/instamp.htm Instrumentation amps, and NU circuit board for them]

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<h3>[[:Category:Sensors|Sensors]]</h3>

* [[Potentiometers|Angle, Linear Position: Potentiometers]]
* [[Optointerrupter|Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter]]
* [[Optoreflector|Proximity: Optoreflector]]
* [[Sensing optical tape|Infrared reflectivity : Sensing optical tape]]
* [[Reed Switch|Proximity: Reed Switch]]
* [[Hall Effect Sensor|Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor]]
* [[Rotary Encoder|Angle: Rotary Encoder]]
* Angular Velocity: Tachometer
* [[Photodiodes and Phototransistors|Light: Photodiodes and Phototransistors]]
* [[Photocell|Ambient Light: Photocell]]
* [[Thermistor|Temperature: Thermistor]]
* Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
* Audio: Microphone
* [[Accelerometer|Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer]]
* [[Strain Gauge|Force: Strain Gauge]]
* Current: Current Sense Resistor
* [[Limit Switch|Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)]]


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<h3>[[:Category:Actuators|Actuators]]</h3>
[[image:All-actuators-captions-small.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab|Available Actuators]]|right]]

* [[Brushed DC Motor Theory|Brushed DC Motors]]
** [[Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination|Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination]]
** [[Linear Amplifier Motor Driver|Driving Using a Linear Amplifier]]
** [[Driving using a single MOSFET|Driving using a single MOSFET]]
** [[Pulse Width Modulation|Driving Using Pulse Width Modulation]]
** [[PIC PWM Motor Driver]]
** [[Gear Motor]]
*** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/AddEncoderHobbyEngGearMotor Adding a rotation encoder to a gearmotor]
* [[Brushless DC Motors]]
** [[Driving Brushless DC Motors]]
* [[Stepper Motor Theory|Stepper Motors]]
** [[Stepper Motor Circuits|Driving Stepper Motors]]
** [[Unipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
** [[Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Circuit]]
* [[RC Servo Theory|RC Servos]]
** [[555 Servo Circuit|Driving Your Servo Using a 555 Timer]]
* [[Solenoid Theory|Solenoids]]
** Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
* AC Motors
** [[Using the Yaskawa Motors]]
* [[Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab]]
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<h3>Mechanical Design</h3>
*Mechanics of Materials
**Beam Mechanics
**[[Mohr's Circle]]
*Failure Theories
**Static Loading
**Variable Loading and Fatigue
*Fastening
**Nuts and Bolts
**Keys and Keyways
**Press-fits
**Set Screws
*Support
**Housings
**Shafts
**[[Bearings]]
*Transmission
**Rigid: [[Gears]]
**Flexible: Belts, Chains
**Motion Connection/Separation: Clutches, Brakes, Couplings
*Linkages
**Serial Chains
**Parallel and Closed-Loop Chains
*Other: springs/dampers, cams, etc.

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<h3>The PC/104 Stack</h3>
[[Image:Img0174.jpg|thumb|300px|[[PC104 Overview|The PC104 Stack]]|right]]
* [[PC104 Overview|Overview]]
* [[The PC/104 Lab Kit]]
* Hardware:
** [[Advantech CPU Card]]
** [[Sensoray 526 Data Aquisition Card]]

** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#power[Power Components]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#electrical[I/O Electronics: Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Encoder Connections]]
* Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm [Building the Breakout Board]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#ribboncables[Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]]
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/Writeups/PC104BoB/stack.htm#mechanical[Assembling the PC104 Stack]]
** '''[[Creating an xPC Flash Boot Disk]]''' <- when new version of MATLAB
* Custom Boards
** Dual PWM Motor Controller
** Dual Linear Amplifier Motor Controller
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<h3>xPC Target Real-Time Operating System</h3>

* [[xPC Overview|Overview of Real-Time Programming with Simulink and xPC Target]]
* [[Configuring xPC Target PC|Configuring xPC Host/Target PC]]
* [[Creating a Simple xPC Program|'''Quickstart''':Creating a simple xPC Program]]
* [[Common xPC Blocks|Commonly Used Blocks]]
* [[Using the Host Scope]]
*Advanced
** Model Properties
** [[XPC M-file Communication|M-file communication]]
** Using outside of the lab
** [[media:standalone.pdf|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]]
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<h3>QNX Real-Time Operating System</h3>
*[[media:qnxtemplate.zip|QNX Control Program with Interrupts]]

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<h3>Lab Supplies and Data Sheets</h3>

* [[Lab Inventory]]

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<h3>[[Vendors]]</h3>

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<h3>Other Software</h3>
*[[List of Useful Software for Download]]
*Circuit Schematics and PCB Layout
*LaTex Document Preparation
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Mathematical Formulae]
** Document Formatting
** [[LaTeX Software Setup|Software Setup]]
** IEEE Styles

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<h3>[[Other Lab Equipment]]</h3>
* Prototyping Tools
** [[Tektronix TDS220 Oscilloscope]]
** [[Tektronix CFG253 Function Generator]]
** [[media:Mastech_power_supply_manual.pdf|Mastech Power Supply]]
** Fluke III Multimeter
** Benchtop Multimeter
** Powered Breadboard
** Soldering Iron
* [http://ediacaran.mech.northwestern.edu/neuromech/index.php/Lab_Equipment High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches]
* The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card

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* [[Editing the mechatronics wiki]] (or visit [[The sandbox]] to practice your wiki skills)
<h3>Course Material</h3>
* [[NU32|Home page of the NU32 PIC32 microcontroller development board and the book "Embedded Computing and Mechatronics with the PIC32 Microcontroller"]]
* [[ME 224 Experimental Engineering]]
* '''Books and Accompanying Videos and Software'''
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/hartmann/ME333_CourseInformation.html ME 333 Mechatronics]
** [[Modern Robotics|"Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control," by Kevin M. Lynch and Frank C. Park]]
* [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/433/ ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics]
** [[NU32|"Embedded Computing and Mechatronics with the PIC32 Microcontroller," by Kevin Lynch, Nick Marchuk, and Matt Elwin]]
* '''Courses'''
** [[DTC]]
** [[EDI Bootcamp]]
** [[Engineering Analysis 3]]
** [[ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics]]
*** [[ME 333 final projects]] (2010 and earlier)
** [http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/courses/descriptions/433-advanced-mechatronics.html ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics]
** [[Northwestern Design Competition]]
** [[ME 449 Robotic Manipulation]]
* [[Electronics basics]]
* [[Sensors]]
* [[Actuators]]
* [[Communication]]
* Control computers and software
**[[Robot Club]]
**[[Medical Makers]]
**[[ASEE Robot Design Competition]]
**[[nScope]]
** [[Microchip PICs]]
** [[PC/104 stacks and Matlab xPC]]
** [[QNX]]
** [[Robot Operating System]]
** [[Processing]]
** [[Node.js]]
** [[Eagle]]
** [[KiCad]]
** [[C Compilers]]
* [[Tools in the lab and shop]] (software, hardware, supplies, etc.)
* [[Vendors and Useful Links]]
* [[Projects and miscellaneous]] (projects, research, and other mechatronics-related info)


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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
* [[Swarm Robot Project]]
[[Stability of an Assembly Project]]
** [[Swarm Robot Project Links]]
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Revision as of 15:39, 15 March 2023

Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab

The Northwestern University mechatronics design wiki provides reference material on the theory and applications of electronics, sensors, actuators, etc., for use in mechatronics-related research and projects. Practical applications often refer to equipment and supplies available in the Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab.

The mechatronics wiki was initiated by undergraduate Ben Stephens in 2006, under the supervision of Profs. Kevin Lynch and Michael Peshkin. Since then, many students have contributed content.


(Here you can find the Old Index Page of the mechatronics wiki, as of May 2, 2009. That page is now obsolete, and new material should be indexed on the pages below. New pages may be indexed in multiple places.)


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