ME 314 Fundamentals of Mechatronics
This is a 3-credit, upper-level course offered to engineering juniors, seniors and graduate students. This course covers the fundamentals of technologies involved to understand, design and optimize mechatronic systems. Topics include: electric circuits and components, semiconductor electronics, digital circuits, operational amplifiers, A/D & D/A converters, sensors and measurement systems, actuators, microcontrollers and interfacing, control system and system response. The course will take a narrative approach, emphasizing the understanding of fundamentals, the importance of building intuition and integration of engineering systems.