MECH307 Syllabus (Spring, 2012)

Week
Lecture Topic
Reading
Assignment
Homework
Assignment

1

(1/16-1/20)

MLK Day (no class on Mon, 1/16)

  • course introduction
  • Project assignment
  • mechatronics and measurement systems
  • electric circuit fundamentals

NO LAB THIS WEEK
handouts,
Ch. 1;
App A.1;
2.1 - 2.4

 0: sign up for the MECH307-L
course Listserv

survey sheet
(due Fri, 1/20)

1: 2.3 [20 pts], 2.13 [10 pts],
2.16 [10 pts], 2.22 [10 pts],
2.32 [10 pts], 2.33 [20 pts],
2.40 [20 pts]
[100 points total]
(due Fri, 1/27)

2

(1/23 - 1/27)

group assignments announced

  • electric circuit fundamentals (continued)
  • input and output impedance
  • AC circuits introduction
  • semiconductors, diodes

Introduction to Lab policies and procedures
Lab 1: Introduction - resistor codes, breadboard, and basic measurements
(for info only, skip procedure and questions)
Lab 2: Instrument familiarization and basic electrical relations
NOTE: There will be a quiz covering the basic reading material in Labs 1 and 2.
2.6 - 2.7;
Ch. 3

  2: 3.1 [10 pts], 3.9 [25 pts],
3.12 [10 pts], 3.17 [5 pts]
[50 points total]
(due Fri, 2/3)

project deliverable 1
purchase a 3-ring binder, and
set up "Week ##" dividers;
print, read, and insert the
project description
(due Week 3)

3

(1/30 - 2/3)
  • diodes (continued)
  • transistors
  • digital electronics
  • number codes
  • combinational logic

Lab 3: The oscilloscope
6.1 - 6.5
project deliverable 2
watch videos of past projects;
brainstorm ideas and
document with rough
sketches and descriptions;
show evidence of evaluation
(e.g., a decision matrix)
based on project grading criteria
(due Week 4)

4

(2/6 - 2/10)
  • design of logic networks
  • sequential logic
  • flip-flops
  • project info

get ahead or catch up

Lab 5 (not Lab 4): Transistor circuits
6.6 - 6.9
  3: 6.7 [45 pts], 6.13 [15 pts],
6.25 [15 pts], 6.35 [25 pts],
6.37 [20 pts], 6.48 [15 pts]
[135 points total]
(due Fri, 2/17)

5

(2/13 - 2/17)
  • flip-flop applications
  • counters, timers, oscillators
  • Exam I Review
  • microcontrollers and the PIC

Lab 7 (not Lab 6): Digital circuits - logic and latching
6.10 - 6.13
7.1 - 7.4

project deliverable 3
refine your project idea, and
set realistic goals;
document your selected idea with
a detailed sketch of the overall system
and with detailed sketches of important
hardware elements
(due Week 6)

6

(2/20 - 2/24)
  • PicBasic Pro

EXAM I - Wednesday, 2/22

  • PIC examples

Lab 8: Digital circuits - counter and LED display
7.5 - 7.9

project deliverable 4
develop and document
project plans, define your problem,
draw a functional diagram,
list I/O requirements, start the proposal
(due Week 7)

7

(2/27 - 3/2)
  • PIC examples
  • PIC interfacing
  • measurement system characteristics
  • Fourier series
  • frequency response

Lab 9: Programming a PIC Microcontroller - Part I
Project work
4.1-4.7

project deliverable 5
complete the proposal,
research and order sensors,
actuators, and special
components (e.g., interface chips, additional
or alternative PICs)
(due Week 8)

prepare file and schematic for the
"alternative design" in Section 10.3
of Lab 10 - printout and schematic due
at the beginning of Lab
(in lieu of quiz)

8

(3/5 - 3/9)
  • system response (0th, 1st, 2nd order systems)
  • 2nd order system response
  • modeling analogies

Project proposal due in class on Wednesday, 3/7

  • operational amplifier
    • circuit analysis

Lab 10: Programming a PIC Microcontroller - Part II
4.8-4.11;
5.1-5.4

4: 4.5 [10 pts], 4.7 [30 pts],
4.10 [10 pts], 4.12 [20 pts],
4.25 [15 pts], 4.35 [15 pts],
6.52 (from Ch 6) [15 pts]
[115 points total]
(due Wed, 3/21)

midterm group evaluation
(due Fri, 3/9)

project deliverable 6
finish researching and ordering
sensors, actuators, and special
components
(due Week 10)

prepare files for Lab 11 - printouts due
at the beginning of Lab
(in lieu of quiz)

9

(3/12 - 3/16)

Spring Break (no classes)

 

 

10

(3/19 - 3/23)
  • operational amplifier
    • applications
    • characteristics of real op amps
  • data acquisition
  • digital to analog, analog to digital conversion
  • project info/advice/help
    • batteries
    • relays
    • power rating

Lab 11: Pulse-Width-Modulation Motor Speed Control with a PIC


5.5-5.14;
Ch. 8;
Lab 15

 

5: 5.2 [40 pts], 5.16 [50 pts],
5.20 [10 pts]
[100 points total]
(due Mon, 3/26)

project deliverable 7
get basic components from your TA;
demonstrate a working PIC circuit
for your project with basic input and/or output
(due Week 11)

11

(3/26 - 3/30)
  • position measurement
    • switches
    • potentiometer
    • LVDT
    • digital encoder
  • Exam II Review

Lab 4 (not Lab 12): Bandwidth, filters, and diodes

9.1, 9.2

 

6: 8.5 [20 pts], 8.7 [15 pts],
8.8 [15 pts]
[50 points total]
(due Fri, 3/30)

project deliverable 8
start designing and testing
circuits for additional functional elements
(e.g., audio, sensor, actuator),
developing the PicBasic code
incrementally
(due Week 12)

12

(4/2 - 4/6)
  • motor fundamentals
  • stepper motor control

EXAM II - Friday, 4/6

Lab 6: Operational amplifier circuits

choose a time slot for your Lab Practical Exam

Ch. 10

project deliverable 9
draw functional diagram;
draw detailed wiring diagram showing
all components, wires, and used pin numbers;
work on mechanical components
and support hardware
(due Week 13)

13

(4/9 - 4/13)
  • stress/strain introduction
  • strain gages
  • Wheatstone bridge
  • strain gage rosette
  • Strain Gage Lab analysis

Lab Practical Exam

  • see Course Policies for more info.
  • show up at the time scheduled with your TA.
  • have one group member bring in your design notebook for the TA to check for the latest project deliverable.

No class on Friday, 4/13 (E-Days)
App C;
9.3, 9.5

project deliverable 10
continue testing and debugging project circuits,
create a complete
software flowchart,
and continue to develop
PicBasic code incrementally
(due Week 14)

14

(4/16 - 4/20)

Project extra-early-bird award deadline (for +10 points)
(5 pm, Tuesday, 4/17)

  • signature analysis
  • piezoelectric accelerometers
  • temperature measurement - introduction
  • thermocouple relations

These Labs are for demonstration only. No analysis or summary sheets will be required. However, there will still be a quiz as usual.
Lab 12: A/D conversion (with demo)
Lab 13: Strain gage (just basic info, no demo)
Lab 14: Vibration measurement with an accelerometer (just basic info, no demo)
Project work
9.4

7:  9.5 [15 pts], 9.9 [30 pts],
9.16 [25 pts], 9.21 [30 pts]
[100 points total]
(due Fri, 4/27)

 project
finish fabricating and programming
the entire system and troubleshoot problems

15

(4/23 - 4/27)

 Project early-bird award deadline (for +5 points)
(5 pm, Tuesday, 4/24)
  • comprehensive case study example

Project work

project
final testing, troubleshooting, and
finishing touches

16

(4/30 - 5/4)
  • comprehensive case study example (continued)
  • Final Exam review
  • selected Project presentations

Project final demonstrations and evaluations during your scheduled Lab section meeting

  

final group evaluation
(due Fri, 5/4)

project
evaluation

Project final report
(due in class on Friday, 5/4)

 

FINAL EXAM (in same room as lectures)
Thur, 5/10, 7:30-9:30 am