PR456   
 
																									  	  MECHATRONICS
  
  
 Introduction-Definition of Mechanical Systems-Application of Specific ICs, Automatic Control and Real Time Control Systems, Fuzzy logic control
 
 
 Systems And Design-   Product Design, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, Man - Machine Interface  
 
 
 Sensors   and transducers-Signal processing, Opto electronics - Shaft Encoders, CCD Sensors, Optical Probe for Metrology, Vision System
 
 
 Hydraulic and pneumatic drives- Drive Circuits, open and closed loop control, Piezoelectric   and magnetostrictive actuators
 
 
 Micro mechatronics systems-Case studies  - examples of Mechatronic systems from Robotics, Manufacturing, Machine diagnostics, Road vehicles and medical technology.
 
 
 REFERENCES
 Massood Tabib- 	Azar, "Microactuators-  Electrical,  Magnetic, Thermal, 	Optical, Mechanical, Chemical and smart structures", Kluwer 	Acadmic Publishers, 1997.
 	Banks,  H.T.,  	Smith, R.C., and  Wang,  Y.,  "Smart  material  structures - 	Modeling, Estimation and Control", John Wiley & Sons,1996.
 
 3.   Stadler, "Analytical Robotics and Mechatronics", McGraw  Hill  International Edition, 1995.