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Revision as of 10:29, 17 July 2007
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 Northwestern Mechatronics Design Lab.
Important: Please be sure to read the Rules for Using the Mechatronics Design Lab.
Design Competition Resources
(Articles of particular relevance to DC2007)
PIC Microcontrollers
PIC18F4431 with C18 Compiler
Basic Electronics
Analog and Digital chips
- Comparators : the analog digital interface
- Opamps : building blocks of analog computation
- Instrumentation amps, and NU circuit board for them
Sensors
- Angle, Linear Position: Potentiometers
- Beam Breaker: Optointerrupter
- Proximity: Optoreflector
- Infrared reflectivity : Sensing optical tape
- Proximity: Reed Switch
- Proximity, Angle: Hall Effect Sensor
- Angle: Rotary Encoder
- Angular Velocity: Tachometer
- Light: Photodiodes and Phototransistors
- Ambient Light: Photocell
- Temperature: Thermistor
- Temperature: Thermotransistor IC
- Audio: Microphone
- Tilt, Acceleration: Accelerometer
- Force: Strain Gauge
- Current: Current Sense Resistor
- Contact: Microswitch (Limit Switch)
Actuators
- Brushed DC Motors
- Brushless DC Motors
- Stepper Motors
- RC Servos
- Solenoids
- Practice: Driving Your Solenoid
- AC Motors
- Actuators Available in the Mechatronics Lab
Mechanical Design
- 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.
The PC/104 Stack
- Advanced: Creating a Working Stack from Parts
- [Building the Breakout Board]
- [Breakout Board Ribbon Cables]
- [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
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
- Using the Host Scope
- 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
Other Software
- List of Useful Software for Download
- Circuit Schematics and PCB Layout
- LaTex Document Preparation
- Mathematical Formulae
- Document Formatting
- Software Setup
- IEEE Styles
Other Lab Equipment
- Prototyping Tools
- Tektronix TDS220 Oscilloscope
- Tektronix CFG253 Function Generator
- Mastech Power Supply
- Fluke III Multimeter
- Benchtop Multimeter
- Powered Breadboard
- Soldering Iron
- High Performance Neuromechatronics Benches
- The Sensoray 626 DAQ Card
Course Material
