ME 222B Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems

Introduction to Mechatronics principles, MEMS and Microsystems, Data Acquisition, Operational Amplifiers, Microcontrollers and Microprocessors, Signal Processing, FFT, Vibrating MEMS, Gyroscopes, Accelerometers, Band-Pass Filters, Sensing and Actuation, Electro thermal, Piezoelectri, Electromagnetic, Peizoresistive, Electrostatic, Elements of Lumped- Parameter Modeling, Stiffness Elements, Spring-Mass Models, Damping in MEMS, Introduction to Nonlinear Modeling, Fixed Points and Linearization, Bifurcations of Fixed Points, Phase Portraits, Nonlinear Oscillations, Case Studies: Capacitive RF Switches, AFM, Torsional Actuators and Micromirrors. Basic electronic devices, embedded microprocessor systems and control, power transfer components and mechanism design. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation and rapid prototyping of real- time closed-loop computer control of electromechanical systems; robotic manipulation.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

ECE 272B

Prerequisite

ME 222A