2020 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Systems and Control Engineering

Essentials for Design of Mechatronic Systems

Academic unit or major: Undergraduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
Instructor(s): Masaki Yamakita / Hidenori Kosaka / Hideki Ogawa
Class Format: Lecture (Zoom)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 3-4 Mon (S611) / 1-2 Thu (S611)
Class: -
Course Code: SCE.S201
Number of credits: 200
Course offered: 2020
Offered quarter: 1Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

In this lecture basic knowledge to design and construct mechatronics systems is studied. Since importance of the mechatronics systems becomes bigger and bigger in a society, basic properties and limitations of materials, sensors, and actuators should be understood to realizae mechatronics systems though it is also important to design the systems with creativity. In this lecture students study about basic knowledges to desin and construct mechatronics systems and to study each topic deeply.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand basic structure of mechatronics system
2) Have knowledge of material, sensor, and actuator
3) Design and construct mechatronics systems

Keywords

mechatronics systems, material, sensor, actuator, system design

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Basic knowledges to design and construct mechatronics systems are studied field by field.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	What's mechatronics ?	Exanokes of mechatronics systems and what are needed to design and construct them are studied.
Class 2	Configration and design of mechatronics systems	How to integrate mechanical, electrical and information systems is studied.
Class 3	Electrical motor and its property	Principle of DC motor and its property are studied.
Class 4	Punumatic devices and their properties	Principles of punumatic devices and their properties are studied.
Class 5	Transmission mechanisms	Structures of transmission mechanisms and how to select them are studied.
Class 6	Selection of materials and design (1)	Material properties, strength, and how to select them are studied.
Class 7	Selection of materials and design (2)	Material properties, strength, and how to select them are studied.
Class 8	Presentation of design	How to make a presentation of design using CAD is studied.
Class 9	Basic desing (1): Design steps and process	Process and method for basic design are studied.
Class 10	Basic desing (2): Design steps and process	Each design step and its process are studied.
Class 11	Practices of design	Example of design and mechanical elements are studied.
Class 12	Introduction to CAD (1)	Learn about CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Class 13	Introduction to CAD (2)	Learn about CAD(Computer-Aided Design)
Class 14	Exploration to a real mechatronics system (1)	Learn about a real mechatronics system produced by a company.
Class 15	Exploration to a real mechatronics system (2)	Learn about a real mechatronics system produced by a company.

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Report problem for each topic will be given, and the final score is determiend by the total score of the report problems.

Related courses

ZUO.P381 ： Training in Laboratories on Systems and Control Engineering
SCE.P201 ： Creative System Design

Prerequisites

Not required.