Mechatronics Spring '23



Week Lec Topic Youtube Notes
Week1 Lec0 Syllabus Video None
Lec1 Basic electrical components, resistor, capacitor, inductor  Video Lec
Lec2 Kirchhoffs current/voltage law Video Lec
Week2 Lec3 Analyzing circuits with resistors/capacitors/inductors Video Lec
Lec4 Practical things: Breadboard, Multimeter, Soldering, Static charge  Video Lec
Lec5 Characteristics of a good measurement system, linearity and bandwidth Video Lec
Lab1 TinkerCAD None Lab
Week3 Lec6 Junction and Zener Diode, Voltage regulator, Rectification circuit  Video Lec
Lec7 Light emitting diode, photodiode, analyzing circuits with diode Video Lec
Lab2 Resistors (Voltage/Current divider) None Lab
Week4 Lec8 Bipolar Junction Transistor, Cutoff/Active/Saturation mode Video Lec
Lec9 Bipolar Junction Transistor, Example problems Video Lec
Lab3 Capacitors (High/Low Pass filter) None Lab
Week5 Lec10a Introduction to amplifiers Video Lec
Lec10b Op-amp LM741 pin outs and assumptions of an ideal op-amp Video None
Lec10c Derivation of inverting amplifier Video None
Lec11a Derivation of non-inverting amplifier Video Lec
Lec11b Opamp as a differentiator and an integrator Video None
Lec11c Opamp as a summer Video None
Lab4 Diodes None Lab
Week6 Lec12a Opamp to measure the difference between input voltages Video Lec
Lec12b Opamp as an instrumentation amplifier Video None
Lec12c Opamp as a comparator and to sample and hold Video None
Lec13 Real op-amps specs sheet Video Lec
Lab5 Bipolar Junction Transistor None Lab
Week7 Lec14a Introduction to digital circuits Video Lec
Lec14b Logic Gates Video None
Lec14c Examples of combining Logic Gates Video None
Lec15 Logic Gates, Boolean algebra and problems Video Lec
Lab6 Integrated Circuits None Lab
Week8 Lec16a Logic Gates, world problems Video Lec
Lec16b Logic Gates, Boolean expression from truth table Video None
Lab7 Soldering None Lab
Week9 Lec17 Sequential Logic, Flip Flops and Latches Video Lec
Lec18 Applications of Flip Flops Video Lec
Lab8 Arduino (hardware) None Lab
Week10 Lec19a Decade counter, Decoder, Schmitt Trigger Video Lec
Lec19b 555 Timer Video None
Lec20a Data Sampling Video Lec
Lec20b Project on Interactive Animatronics Video Lab
Lab9 Design and 3D printing None Lab
Week11 Lec21a Data Quantization Video Lec
Lec21b Introduction of Analog-to-Digital Converters Video None
Lec21c Successive Approximation A/D Converter Video None
Lec22a Flash A/D Converter Video Lec
Lec22b Digital to Analog Converter: Resistor Ladder Network Video None
Lab10 Sensors and Actuators 1 None Lab
Week12 Lec23a Emitter/detector, Hall effect, Inductive/Eddy Current Sensor  Video Lec
Lec23b Ultrasonic/infrared, contact, potentiometer, LVDT, RFID sensors Video None
Lec23c Digital Encoders Video None
Lec24a Strain measurement using a strain gauge Video Lec
Lec24b Force and Torque measurement Video None
Lec24c Temperature measurement  Video None
Lec24d Vibration and Acceleration measurement Video None
Lab11 Sensors and Actuators 2 None Lab
Week13 Lec25a Solenoids and Relays Video Lec
Lec25b Brushed DC motor1, principle and types Video None
Lec25c Brushed DC motor2, equations and a problem Video None
Lec25d Brushed DC motor3, control using H-bridge Video None
Lec26a Brushless DC motor  Video Lec
Lec26b Stepper motor Video None
Lec26c Hydraulics and Pneumatics Video None
Makeup lab Students can make up any missed lab None None


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