CH.

Rajendra Prasad
Asst.Professor
Deparment of ECE
 Describe key elements of mechatronic
system
 Explain the principle and operation of
sensors and actuators
 Apply concepts of sensors and actuators for
an application
 Examine signal conditioning circuits
 Design a mechatronic system.
 Mechatronics_Handbook.pdf
 Learning Outcomes
 Introduction to mechatronics
 Key Elements of Mechatronic System
 Examples of mechatronic systems
 Activity
 Assessment
 Define mechatronics
 Describe mechatronics key elements
 Identify mechatronics systems
 The term "mechatronics" was first assigned by Mr.
Tetsuro Mori, a senior engineer of the Japanese
company Yaskawa, in 1969.

 Mechatronics basically refers to mechanical

and electronic systems

 Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of

mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering,
computer science, and information technology,
which includes the use of control systems to design
products with built-in intelligence, more accuracy
and lower cost.
 Plant
 Sensors
 Actuators
 Microprocessors/ Microcontrollers
 Drive
circuits

Actuator
Digital to
analog converter
Plant/Enviro
nment

User Controller(PC or
interface Microcontroller)
Sensor

Analog to Signal
digital converter conditioning
 A sensor is a device that measures a physical
quantity and converts it into a electrical signal

 Any Physical quantity electrical signal

Sensor

 Temperature sensors
 Displacement, position, motion and velocity sensors,
 Fluid sensors, liquid flow, liquid level
 Light sensors etc.,
 An actuator is a component of a machine that is
the drives the mechanism or system.
 Mechanical Actuation systems
◦ Gears,
◦ Belt and chain drives
◦ bearings etc.,
Mechanical switches
• limit switches
• switches

Relays
Solid-state switches,
 Diodes, transistors, thyristors
Solenoids
 Push something, Starter solenoid,
pneumatic or hydraulic valve
Drive systems
 DC., AC., or stepper motors
Microcontroller Block Diagram
 A best and well known example of mechatronics is the
industrial robot. In a robot, the body and other physical
parts are manufactured based on mechanical principles,
but the functioning and control of the robot is done by
electronic means.
 List out mechatronics systems.
 Identify the basic components used in the
system.
 Rubrics
1 pts 2 pts 3 pts
On Task Students were partly on Students were on task Students were on task
task most of the time. the whole time.
Students were very Students were a little too Students used six-inch
loud and distracted loud. voices.
others.
Co- Students partly listened Students listened to each Students listened to
operation to each other other most of the time everything each other
Students didn't talk Only one student shared said
about their answers. answers Both students shared
answers
Report No relevant Partly relevant Much relevant
information information information as possible