Instructor’s Manual
Mechatronics
Electronic Control Systems in
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Seventh edition
William Bolton
For further instructor material
please visit:
www.pearsoned.co.uk/bolton
ISBN: 978-1-292-25098-4
Pearson Education Limited 2019
Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download and photocopy the manual as required.
Harlow, England • London • New York • Boston • San Francisco • Toronto • Sydney • Dubai • Singapore • Hong Kong
Tokyo • Seoul • Taipei • New Delhi • Cape Town • São Paulo • Mexico City • Madrid • Amsterdam • Munich • Paris • Milan
, Contents
Supporting notes for lecturers 4
Multiple-choice tests 12
Test 1: Sensors and signal conditioning 13
Test 2: Actuation 21
Test 3: System models 28
Test 4: Microprocessor systems 35
Supporting material: Electrical components and circuits 51
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© Pearson Education Limited 2019
, Instructor’s Guide
This manual includes:
1. Supporting notes for lecturers
2. Multiple-choice tests
3. Supporting material: Electrical components and circuits
Supporting notes for lecturers
About this resource manual
This resource manual is designed to support the seventh edition of the book Mechatronics by
indicating how the book might be used and providing multiple-choice tests.
About the book
The first edition was designed to cover the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)
Mechatronics units for Higher National Certificate/Diploma courses for technicians and designed
to fit alongside more specialist units such as those for design, manufacture and maintenance
determined by the application area of the course. The book was widely used for such courses and
has also found use in undergraduate courses in both Britain and in the United States. Following
feedback from lecturers in both Britain and the United States, the second edition was considerably
extended and with its extra depth it was not only still relevant for its original readership but also
suitable for undergraduate courses. The third edition involved refinements of some explanations,
more discussion of microcontrollers and programming, increased use of models for mechatronics
systems, and the grouping together of key facts in the Appendices. The fourth edition was a
complete reconsideration of all aspects of the text, both layout and content, with some regrouping
of topics, movement of more material into Appendices to avoid disrupting the flow of the text,
new material – in particular an introduction to artificial intelligence, more case studies and a
refinement of some topics to improve clarity. Also, objectives and key point summaries were
included with each chapter. The fifth edition kept the same structure but, after consultation with
many users of the book, many aspects have had extra detail and refinement added.
The sixth edition involved a restructuring of the constituent parts of the book as some users felt
that the chapter sequencing did not match the general teaching sequence. Other changes included
the inclusion of material on Arduino and the addition of more topics in the Mechatronics Systems
chapter. The seventh edition has continued the evolution of the book with updating of
mechatronics system components, clarification of some aspects so they read more easily, the
inclusion of information on the Atmega microcontrollers, a discussion and examples of fuzzy
logic and neural control systems and yet more applications and case studies. The number of
Appendices has been reduced as they had grown over previous editions and it was felt that some
were now little used. Appendix G Electrical circuit analysis has, with some extension, been moved
to this Instructor’s guide.
4
© Pearson Education Limited 2019
, Bolton, Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 7e,
Instructor’s Manual
The overall aim of the book is to give a comprehensive coverage of mechatronics which can be
used with courses for both technicians and undergraduates in engineering, and hence, to help the
reader:
1. Acquire a mix of skills in mechanical engineering, electronics and computing which is
necessary if he/she is to be able to comprehend and design mechatronics systems.
2. Become capable of operating and communicating across the range of engineering
disciplines necessary in mechatronics.
3. Be capable of designing mechatronic systems.
Each chapter of the book includes objectives, a summary, is copiously illustrated and contains
problems, answers to which are supplied at the end of the book. With Chapter 24 research and
design assignments are also included, clues as to their possible answers also being given.
Order of work in the text
The book has been written so that a comprehensive coverage of mechatronics is given by starting
at Chapter 1 and working steadily through the chapters in the sequence given. The course structure
is then the topics of:
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 is a general introduction to mechatronics.
Part II Sensors and signal conditioning
Chapters 2 to 6 form a coherent block on sensors and signal conditioning.
Part III Actuation
Chapters 7 to 9 cover actuators.
Part IV Microprocessor systems
Chapters 10 to 16 are concerned with microprocessor systems.
Part V System models
Chapters 17 to 23 are concerned with system models.
Part VI Conclusion
Chapter 24 provides an overall conclusion in considering the design of mechatronics systems.
The objectives of individual chapters
Chapter 1 Introducing Mechatronics
Explain what is meant by mechatronics and appreciate its relevance in engineering design.
5
© Pearson Education Limited 2019
Mechatronics
Electronic Control Systems in
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Seventh edition
William Bolton
For further instructor material
please visit:
www.pearsoned.co.uk/bolton
ISBN: 978-1-292-25098-4
Pearson Education Limited 2019
Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download and photocopy the manual as required.
Harlow, England • London • New York • Boston • San Francisco • Toronto • Sydney • Dubai • Singapore • Hong Kong
Tokyo • Seoul • Taipei • New Delhi • Cape Town • São Paulo • Mexico City • Madrid • Amsterdam • Munich • Paris • Milan
, Contents
Supporting notes for lecturers 4
Multiple-choice tests 12
Test 1: Sensors and signal conditioning 13
Test 2: Actuation 21
Test 3: System models 28
Test 4: Microprocessor systems 35
Supporting material: Electrical components and circuits 51
3
© Pearson Education Limited 2019
, Instructor’s Guide
This manual includes:
1. Supporting notes for lecturers
2. Multiple-choice tests
3. Supporting material: Electrical components and circuits
Supporting notes for lecturers
About this resource manual
This resource manual is designed to support the seventh edition of the book Mechatronics by
indicating how the book might be used and providing multiple-choice tests.
About the book
The first edition was designed to cover the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)
Mechatronics units for Higher National Certificate/Diploma courses for technicians and designed
to fit alongside more specialist units such as those for design, manufacture and maintenance
determined by the application area of the course. The book was widely used for such courses and
has also found use in undergraduate courses in both Britain and in the United States. Following
feedback from lecturers in both Britain and the United States, the second edition was considerably
extended and with its extra depth it was not only still relevant for its original readership but also
suitable for undergraduate courses. The third edition involved refinements of some explanations,
more discussion of microcontrollers and programming, increased use of models for mechatronics
systems, and the grouping together of key facts in the Appendices. The fourth edition was a
complete reconsideration of all aspects of the text, both layout and content, with some regrouping
of topics, movement of more material into Appendices to avoid disrupting the flow of the text,
new material – in particular an introduction to artificial intelligence, more case studies and a
refinement of some topics to improve clarity. Also, objectives and key point summaries were
included with each chapter. The fifth edition kept the same structure but, after consultation with
many users of the book, many aspects have had extra detail and refinement added.
The sixth edition involved a restructuring of the constituent parts of the book as some users felt
that the chapter sequencing did not match the general teaching sequence. Other changes included
the inclusion of material on Arduino and the addition of more topics in the Mechatronics Systems
chapter. The seventh edition has continued the evolution of the book with updating of
mechatronics system components, clarification of some aspects so they read more easily, the
inclusion of information on the Atmega microcontrollers, a discussion and examples of fuzzy
logic and neural control systems and yet more applications and case studies. The number of
Appendices has been reduced as they had grown over previous editions and it was felt that some
were now little used. Appendix G Electrical circuit analysis has, with some extension, been moved
to this Instructor’s guide.
4
© Pearson Education Limited 2019
, Bolton, Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 7e,
Instructor’s Manual
The overall aim of the book is to give a comprehensive coverage of mechatronics which can be
used with courses for both technicians and undergraduates in engineering, and hence, to help the
reader:
1. Acquire a mix of skills in mechanical engineering, electronics and computing which is
necessary if he/she is to be able to comprehend and design mechatronics systems.
2. Become capable of operating and communicating across the range of engineering
disciplines necessary in mechatronics.
3. Be capable of designing mechatronic systems.
Each chapter of the book includes objectives, a summary, is copiously illustrated and contains
problems, answers to which are supplied at the end of the book. With Chapter 24 research and
design assignments are also included, clues as to their possible answers also being given.
Order of work in the text
The book has been written so that a comprehensive coverage of mechatronics is given by starting
at Chapter 1 and working steadily through the chapters in the sequence given. The course structure
is then the topics of:
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 is a general introduction to mechatronics.
Part II Sensors and signal conditioning
Chapters 2 to 6 form a coherent block on sensors and signal conditioning.
Part III Actuation
Chapters 7 to 9 cover actuators.
Part IV Microprocessor systems
Chapters 10 to 16 are concerned with microprocessor systems.
Part V System models
Chapters 17 to 23 are concerned with system models.
Part VI Conclusion
Chapter 24 provides an overall conclusion in considering the design of mechatronics systems.
The objectives of individual chapters
Chapter 1 Introducing Mechatronics
Explain what is meant by mechatronics and appreciate its relevance in engineering design.
5
© Pearson Education Limited 2019
