Course Outline - MECE 3390U - Winter 2015 - Winter 2015

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Course Description:

This course provides students with the tools required to design, model, analyze and control mechatronic systems

i.e. smart systems comprising electronic, mechanical, fluid and thermal components. The techniques for modelling

various system components will be studied in a unified approach developing tools for the simulation of theperformance of these systems. Analysis will also be made of the various components needed to design and control

mechatronic systems including sensing, actuating, and I/O interfacing components.

Major Topics:

Introduction to mechatronics

Sensors and actuators

System modeling

Smart systems

I/O interfacing components in mechatronic systems

System Analysis

Graduate Attributes:

The graduate attributes developed and required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Boards Accreditation

Criteria and Procedures are listed below, with those covered in the course to some degree (introduced, developed,

applied). More details about the accreditation of engineering programs and graduate attributes can be found

here: http://www.engineering.uoit.ca/undergraduate/ceab-accredited-programs-and-admissions

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Attr ibutes Covered in th is Course

Knowledge base

Problem analysis

Investigation

Design

Use of engineering tools Individual and team work

Communication skills

Professionalism

Impact of engineering on society and the environment

Ethics and equity

Economics and project management

Life-long learning

Course Content Breakdown

MathBasic

Science

Complementary

Studies

Engineering

Science

Engineering

Design

0% 0% 0% 60% 40%

Course Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete the course should have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

(i) Use the basic tools required to design, model, analyze and control mechatronic systems.

(ii) Work with smart systems comprising electronic, mechanical, fluid and thermal components.

(iii) Model a wide variety of system components in a unified way.

(iv) Establish the performance of components in mechatronic systems.

(v) Analyze various components needed to design and control mechatronic systems.

(vi) Apply the material covered in the program to the design of sensing devices and actuating devices.

(vii) Deal with I/O interfacing components in mechatronic systems.

Instructors


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Instructor:

Dr. Dan Zhang

Email:

[email protected]

Office:

ACE 3023

Phone:

9057218668ext.5721

Office Hours:

Tuesdays: 3:30pm to 4:30pm; Fridays: 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Required Course Text and Other Materials:

Bolton, W., 2011, Mechatronics: A Multidisciplinary Approach Fifth Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, Canada

Reference Books and Information Sources:

Smaili, A. and Mrad, F., 2007, Applied Mechatronics, Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.

Shetty, D., and Kolk, R. A., 1997, Mechatronics Systems Design, PWS Publishing: Toronto, Canada

Alciatore, D. G., and Histand, M. B., 2003, Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems Second

Edition, McGraw-Hill: Toronto, Canada.

Onwubolu, G. C., 2005, Mechatronics: Principles and Applications, Elsevier: New York, USA.

Course Organization and Delivery Mode:

This one-semester course will be delivered by a combination of web-centric supported classroom lectures using

Blackboard, laboratory project work, and tutorials (3 hours of lectures weekly, 2 hours of labs weekly, and 1 hour of

tutorials weekly).

Lectures are designed to ensure that students understand the concepts of mechatronics. Attendance in the lectures

is STRONGLY encouraged.

This course will feature a project-based, hands-on approach to learning how to design, build, and contro

mechatronic systems. In order to learn and understand how to create and control mechatronic systems, students

must work with mechatronic systems and their components and software. As such, this course is designed with a

heavy emphasis on project work. The five miniprojects will provide exposure to mechatronic systems along with

software used in their design and control. Laboratory time will be used to provide an opportunity for students to work

on the miniprojects. This is the ONLY time that access will be provided to the hardware associated with the

mini-projects, therefore, you must make the most of the time allotted. Attendance in your weekly laboratory time slot

is MANDATORY. In order to successfully complete the mini-projects you will be expected to put in a significant

amount of work on the mini-projects OUTSIDE of your lab time including completing a set of pre-projec

requirements for each mini-project.

The tutorial time will be open sessions for students to work on their design projects using LEGO Mindstorms and to

ask the TAs questions regarding the projects. This is the ONLY time that access will be provided to the facilities to

test your projects, therefore, you must make the most of the time allotted. In order to successfully complete the

design projects you will be expected to put in a significant amount of work on the projects OUTSIDE of your tutorial


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Midterm Date:

Friday, February 6, 2015 - 15:40 to 17:00

Midterm Location:

UA 1120

time.

The online course related communication will be mainly conducted via Blackboard. A portion of the lecture notes wil

be made available to students in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, or Adobe Acrobat format. Students are

responsible for checking Blackboard REGULARLY for course information and announcements.

Scheduled Regular Class Meeting Times:

Tuesdays: 2:10pm to 3:30pm

Fridays: 3:40pm to 5:00pm

Final Grade Breakdown:

1) Mini-Projects (6@5%) 30%

2) Design Project 1 15%

3) Design Project 2 15%

4) Midterm Exam (Feb.28) 15%

5) Final Exam 25%

Midterms

Assignments:

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Laboratories, Prelab Reports, Notes and Reports

Lab Description:

LED Control1.

Open-Loop Control of a DC Motor System2.

Closed-Loop Control of a DC Motor System3.

Closed-Loop Speed Control of a DC Motor System4.

Load Cell MATLAB Application5.


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Load Cell Labview Application6.

Computer Experience:

Availability and proficiency in using laptop/desktop computers and the use of WebCT is assumed.

In addition, it is assumed that students are familiar with the use of MATLAB, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, UGS

NX, and other programs that they have used throughout their course of study. Students will use LabVIEW along with

CodeWarrior extensively in this course. In addition, students will use NQC (Not Quite C) to program their Lego

Mindstorms.

Medical Certif icates and Deferred Exams:

Medical certificates MUSTbe sent DIRECTLY from the Doctor's Office or Hospital within five (5) days by mail or

preferably by fax to the Academic Advisor of FEAS (Fax: 905.721.3370, Attn: Academic Advising Team).

The approved deferrals will be either written or oral at the discretion of the instructor.

Should the medical certificate proven to be invalid due to any kind of action by the student, such student's behaviou

will be considered as a major misconduct and respective disciplinary actions will be commenced.

Failure to comply with the above will result in an mark of 0 for the exam.

Accessib il ity:

Students with disabilities may request to be considered for formal academic accommodation in accordance with theOntario Human Rights Code. Students seeking accommodation must make their requests through the Centre fo

Students with Disabilities in a timely manner, and provide relevant and recent documentation to verify the effect of

their disability and to allow the University to determine appropriate accommodations.

Accommodation decisions will be made in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Accommodations wil

be consistent with and supportive of the essential requirements of courses and programs, and provided in a way

that respects the dignity of students with disabilities and encourages integration and equality of opportunity

Reasonable academic accommodation may require instructors to exercise creativity and flexibility in responding to

the needs of students with disabilities while maintaining academic integrity.

Academic Integr ity and Conduct:

Students and faculty at UOIT share an important responsibility to maintain the integrity of the teaching and learning

relationship. This relationship is characterized by honesty, fairness and mutual respect for the aim and principles of

the pursuit of education. Academic misconduct impedes the activities of the university community and is punishable

by appropriate disciplinary action.

Students are expected to be familiar with UOIT's regulations on Academic Conduct (Section 5.15 of the Academic


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Calendar) which sets out the kinds of actions that constitute academic misconduct, including plagiarism, copying or

allowing one's own work to copied, use of unauthorized aids in examinations and tests, submitting work prepared in

collaboration with another student when such collaboration has not been authorized, and other academic offences

The regulations also describe the procedures for dealing with allegations, and the sanctions for any finding of

academic misconduct, which can range from a written reprimand to permanent expulsion from the university. A lack

of familiarity with UOIT's regulations on academic conduct does not constitute a defense against its application.

Further information about academic misconduct can be found in the Academic Integrity link on your laptop.

Turnitin:

UOIT and faculty members reserve the right to use electronic means to detect and help prevent plagiarism

Students agree that by taking this course all assignments are subject to submission for textual similarity review by

Turnitin.com. Assignments submitted to Turnitin.com will be included as source documents in Turnitin.com's

restricted access database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism in such documents for five academic

years. The instructor may require students to submit their assignments electronically to Turnitin.com or the instructo

may submit questionable text on behalf of a student. The terms that apply to UOIT's use of the Turnitin.com serviceare described on the Turnitin.com website.

Students who do not wish to have their work submitted to Turnitin.com must provide with their assignment at the

time of submission to the instructor a signed Turnitin.com Assignment Cover sheet:

http://www.uoit.ca/assets/Academic~Integrity~Site/Forms/Assignment%20Cover%20sheet.pdf

Further information about Turnitin can be found on the Academic Integrity link on your laptop.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Information Act:

The following is an important notice regarding the process for submitting course assignments, quizzes and other

evaluative material in your courses.

As you may know, UOIT is governed by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Information Act (FIPPA). In

addition to providing a mechanism for requesting records held by the university, this legislation also requires tha

UOIT not disclose the personal information of its students without their consent.

FIPPAs definition of personal information includes, among other things, documents that contain both your nameand your Banner ID. For example, this could include graded test papers or assignments. To ensure that your rights

to privacy are protected, UOIT encourages you to use only your Banner ID on assignments or test papers being

submitted for grading. This policy is intended to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of your information where graded

papers are returned to groups of students at the same time. If you still wish to write both your name and your

Banner ID on your tests and assignments, please be advised that UOIT will interpret this as an implied consent to

the disclosure of your personal information in the normal course of returning graded materials to students.

If you have any questions or concerns relating to the new policy or the issue of implied consent addressed above


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please contact the UOIT privacy office.

Approved by Dr. Bale Reddy (on behalf of the Department's Curriculum Committee) on December 17, 2014 - 00:10


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Course Outline - MECE 3390U - Winter 2015 - Winter 2015