Mechatronics Chapter 1 Introduction study practice well done 2023/2024.

What is Mechatronics? - answersThe design of products whose functions relies on the integration of mechanical and electronic components coordinated by a control architecture. What is the information revolution? - answersEngineering specializations seem to be simultaneously focusing and diversifying. What are the primary disciplines important in the design of a mechatronics system? - answers1. Electronics 2. Mechanics 3. Controls 4. Computer engineering What are Mechatronic systems sometimes referred to as? - answersSmart devices (the inclusion of elements such as logic, feedback and computation that in a complex design would appear to simulate the human thinking processes). What are some examples of mechatronics systems? - answers1. aircraft flight control and navigation system 2. Automobile airbag and safety system 3. Automated manufacturing equipment (robots) 4. Smart kitchen supplies (bread machines, washing machines, toys) What are the components in a typical mechatronics system? - answers1. Actuators/Sensors 2. Signal Conditioning 3. Digital Control Architectures 4. Power 5. Graphical Display What is an actuator? - answers- produces motion or causes some action What are some examples of Actuators? - answers1. Solenoids 2. DC motors 3. Hydraulics What is a sensor? - answers- detects the state of the system parameters, inputs and outputs What are some examples of Sensors? - answers1. Switches 2. Potentiometers 3. Digital encoders 4. Strain gauge 5. Accelerometer 6. Thermocouple What do conditioning and interfacing circuits do? - answers- provide connections between the control circuits and the input/output devices What are some examples of the Input Signal Conditioning and Interfacing - answers- discrete circuits 1. Filters 2. Amplifiers What are some examples of an Output Signal Conditioning and Interfacing? - answers1. Power transistors 2. Amplifiers What do digital devices do? - answers- control the system What are some examples of Digital Control Architecture? - answers1. PLC 2. Microcontroller What do graphical displays do? - answers- provide visual feedback to users What are some examples of graphical displays? - answers1. LEDS 2. Digital displays What are some examples of what an analog circuit would control? - answers1. Lamp 2. Heater 3. Other power circuits What are some examples of what a digital circuit would control? - answers1. Digital displays 2. Indicator lights 3. Buttons 4. Switches What is a capacitor? - answersELECTRIC FIELD An element that stores an electrical charge to generate an electric field. The electrons coming in build up on the plate it is attached too because it cannot jump across the insulator to the other plate. Due the the build up of positive charges an electric field is created. - resist sudden changes in voltage What is an inductor? - answersMAGNETIC FIELD An element that stores an electrical charge to generate an magnetic field. Does this by using coiled up wire. As charge travels through a wire it induces a small magnetic field. Therefore coiling up wire will produce a larger magnetic field. -resists sudden changes in current - it takes time to store and release the energy that has - the conductor can begin to average out the current over time