The University of Texas at Austin

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

ME 340 MECHATRONICS
Spring 2010

Classroom: ETC 2.136

Meeting Time: T Th 11:00-12:30 (Unique #18160)
T Th 12:30-2:00 (Unique #18165)

Instructor (Unique #18160): Dongmei “Maggie” Chen, Ph.D.

Office: ETC 5.136
Phone/Fax: 512-471-4487 / 512-471-8727
Email: dmchen@me.utexas.edu
Office Hours: T Th 1:00-2:30 or by appointment
Instructor (Unique #18165): Wei Li, Ph.D.
Office: ETC 5.146
Phone/Fax: 512-475-7146 / 512-471-8727
Email: weiwli@austin.utexas.edu
Office Hours: T Th 2:00-3:30 or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: TBD
Phone:
Email:
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DESCRIPTION:
Theory and application of electrical circuits, electromechanics, and electronics;concepts in electrical
power transmission; instrumentation; feedback; integration of electronics and instrumentation
with mechanical engineering systems (mechatronics).

TOPICS:
Brief theory of direct and alternating current circuits: electric current, voltage, and power; DC and
AC electric circuit theory; semiconductor electronics: diodes and transistors, operational
amplifiers, transformers, logic devices; and electric machinery: elements of power conversion and
transmission.

GOALS:
1. Develop a working knowledge of electrical and electromechanical principles that modern
day mechanical engineers are expected to have.
2. Develop abilities to aid design and/or analysis of systems having functionality and
performance measures that rely on the behavior of electrical, electromechanical and/or
electronic components.
3. Build a foundation to support continued learning about modern mechatronic and power
system principles.

PREREQUISITES:
Mathematics 408D, Mechanical Engineering 205, and Physics 303L and 103N with a grade of at
least C in each, concurrent enrollment in Mechanical Engineering 140L, and admission to an
appropriate major sequence in engineering.
TEXTBOOK:
 Hambley, Alan R., Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications, 4th Ed., Pearson-
Prentice Hall, 2008, ISBN# 978-0-13-198922-1.

REFERENCES:
 Rizzoni, Giorgio, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, 1st Ed., McGraw-Hill Higher
Education, 2008, ISBN# 978-0-07-338037-7.
 Kerns, David V. Jr., and J. David Irwin, Essentials of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN# 0-13-923970-7.
 Smaili, A., and F. Mrad, Applied Mechatronics, Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN# 978-
0-19-530702-3.
 deSilva, Clarence W., MECHATRONICS: An Integrated Approach, CRC Press, 2004, ISBN#
0-8493-1274-4.
 Kuphaldt, TonyR., Lessons In Electric Circuits, 5th Ed., (©2000-2009).
Weblink: http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/electricCircuits.
 Kaplan, Daniel M., and Christopher G. White, Hands-On Electronics: A Practical
Introduction to Analog and Digital Circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN# 978-
0-52-181536-9.
 Scherz, Paul, Practical Electronics for Inventors, McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2006,
ISBN# 0-07-145281-8.

GRADING:
Homework: 20% (7, drop the lowest)
In class quiz: 10% (6, drop the lowest)
Exam 1: 20%
Exam 2: 20%
Final exam: 30% (comprehensive)

Grades for homework, in-class quiz, and exams will be posted on the UT eGradebook.
Access to the eGradebook on UT secure website https://utdirect.utexas.edu/diia/egb/
requires your UT EID and password.

The final grade will be assigned using curved grading based on the grand average of the
above grades.

COURSE WEB PAGE:

Most materials will be posted on Blackboard:
https://courses.utexas.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp. This includes course syllabus,
class notes, announcements, homework assignments, and homework and exam solutions.

MISCELLANEOUS:
 The deadline for dropping a course without possible penalty can be found in the current
semester UT calendar, which can be accessed online at:
http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/cals.html
 Allegations of Scholastic Dishonesty will be dealt with according to the procedures
outlined in Appendix C, Chapter 11 of the General Information Bulletin,
http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs/
 The University of Texas at Austin provides, upon request, appropriate academic
adjustments for quailed students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office
 of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4241 TDD, or the College of Engineering Director
of Students with Disabilities, 471-4321.
 Collaboration on homework assignments with other students is encouraged. However, all
the submitted must by your own work. Any evidence of plagiarism or other forms of
scholastic dishonesty will be grounds for a failing grade in the course.
 Homework assignments are due in class. No late homework will be accepted, except for
medical emergencies.
 The software tools that will be used in the class and laboratory include LabVIEW and
MultiSim. Both are available in the Mechatronics Lab, the ME Application server
(http://www.me.utexas.edu/meter/app_servers.shtml), and METER.

(Tentative) Class Schedule

Tuesday Class Topic Thursday Class Topic
Introduction to Mechatronics: Basic Electric Concepts: current,
Jan. 19 Course Syllabus, What is Jan. 21 voltage, and power, resistance,
(Class 1) Mechatronics, Examples of (Class 2) switches, and sources, Kirchhoff’s
Mechatronic System. (Chapter 1) Laws. (Chapter 1)
Quiz #1
Resistive Circuits I: Series and Resistive Circuits II: Nodal and
Jan. 26 Parallel Networks, Voltage Divider, Jan. 28 Mesh Analysis, Thevenin and
(Class 3) Current Divider, Basic circuit (Class 4) Norton Equivalent, Superposition
analysis. (Chapter 2) Principle, Wheatstone Bridge.
(Chapter 2)
Homework #1 due
R, L, C Circuits II: First-Order
R, L, C Circuits I: Inductance and
Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Transient Analysis, Time Constant,
Capacitance, Series and Parallel
(Class 5) (Class 6) Steady-state, General Sources.
Connections, First-Order RL and
(Chapter 4)
RC Circuits (Chapter 3, Chapter 4)
Quiz #2
R, L, C Circuits III: Second-Order
Sinusoidal Analysis I: Phasors,
Feb. 9 RLC Circuits, Resonance and Feb. 11
Complex Numbers, Complex
(Class 7) Damping Coefficient, Sinusoidal (Class 8)
Impedance, Circuit Analysis Using
Input, RMS. (Chapter 4, Chapter 5)
Phasors. (Chapter 5)
Homework #2 due
Sinusoidal Analysis II: Power in
Feb. 16 Feb. 18
AC circuits, Thevenin and Norton Exam 1 (Classes 1-9)
(Class 9) (Class 10)
equivalent circuits. (Chapter 5)
Review for Exam 1
Electronics I: Foundations of Electronics II: Zener Diodes, Ideal
Feb. 23 Electronics, semiconductor Feb. 25 Diode Models, Rectifier Circuits,
(Class 11) materials, Diodes: PN and NP (Class 12) Small Signal Equivalent. (Chapter
junctions. (Chapter 10) 10)
Quiz #3
Homework #3 due
Electronics IV: BJT: Common-
Mar. 2 Electronics III: BJT Transistors, Mar. 4
Emitter amplifiers, Large-Signal
(Class 13) Load Line Analysis, Bias Circuits. (Class 14)
Models, Large-Signal DC Analysis.
(Chapter 13)
(Chapter 13)
Mar. 9 Electronics V: Field-Effect Mar. 11 Homework #4 due
(Class 15) Transistors (FET), Transistor Types:
JFET, CMOS, NMOS. (Chapter 12)
Electronics VII: Ideal Operational
Mar. 23 Amplifiers, Feedback concepts,
(Class 17) Inverting & non-inverting
amplifiers. (Chapter 14)
Homework #5 due
Mar. 30 Electronics IX: Operational
(Class 19) Amplifier applications. (Chapter
14). Review for Exam 2
Digital Systems I: Number
Apr. 6 representation, Logic Circuits,
(Class 21) Boolean algebra, Combinatorial
Logic.(Chapter 7)
Digital Systems III: Flip Flops,
Apr. 13
Sequential Logic State Machines,
(Class 23)
Applications. (Chapter 7)
Homework #6 due
Electromechanics I: Magnetic
Apr. 20
Fields and Circuits, Inductance,
(Class 25)
Ideal and Real Transformers.
(Chapter 15)
Electromechanics III: Shunt- &
Apr. 27 Series-Connected DC Motors,
(Class 27) Speed Control, DC Generators.
(Chapter 16)
Homework #7 due
Electromechanics V: Single-phase
May 4 Motors, Steppers & Brushless DC
(Class 29) motors, Power distribution and
safety, three phase power.
(Chapter 17)
(Class 16) Electronics VI: FET: Load-line
Analysis, Common-Source ampliers,
Small-Signal Models, Applications.
(Chapter 12)
Quiz #4
Electronics VIII: Differential
Mar. 25 Instrumentation Amplifiers,
(Class 18) Integrating and Differentiating
amplifiers, Active filters. (Chapter
14)
Apr. 1
Exam 2 (Classes 11-19)
(Class 20)
Digital Systems II: Logic
Apr. 8 realization: SOP, POS, Karnaugh
(Class 22) Maps, Application Circuits, ALU,
Parity, Encoding. (Chapter 7)
Quiz #5
Measurement Systems:
Apr. 15 Measurement concepts and Sensors,
(Class 24) Signal Conditioning,
Analog/Digital Conversion (A/D,
D/A) (Chapter 9)
Electromechanics II: DC machines,
Apr. 22 review of motors, principle and DC
(Class 26) machines, Rotating DC Machines.
(Chapter 16)
Quiz #6
Electromechanics IV: AC Machines,
Apr. 29
three-phase induction motors,
(Class 28)
Equivalent Circuits, Synchronous
Machines. (Chapter 17)
Course Summary: Survey and
May 6
Course evaluation
(Class 30)
Review for Final Exam
Final Exam (comprehensive)