Introduction to transducers. System modeling and analysis. Analog and digital data acquisition and conversion. Transduction mechanisms. Introductions to piezoelectricity, electromagnetism and laser interferrometry. Sensors for measuring: force, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature, pressure and fluid flow. Force and displacement actuators, DC and stepper motors. Applications. Team project on design and implementation of a mechatronics system.
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ENCS432 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACE
