Mechatronics occupies the intersection of mechanical systems, electrical systems, control systems, and computers. It has applications for robotics, like this humanoid robot. (Photograph courtesy of fiahless on flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. David Trumper
MIT Course Number
2.737
As Taught In
Fall 2014
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Highlights
This is a laboratory-based course, and the accompanying assignments are available in the Labs section.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to designing mechatronic systems, which require integration of the mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines within a unified framework. There are significant laboratory-based design experiences. Topics covered in the course include: Low-level interfacing of software with hardware; use of high-level graphical programming tools to implement real-time computation tasks; digital logic; analog interfacing and power amplifiers; measurement and sensing; electromagnetic and optical transducers; control of mechatronic systems.
