Your Mission: The Mechatronics Design Project
Welcome, Lead Engineer. This week, we move from theory to practice. Your mission is to apply the full spectrum of mechatronics knowledge to a design project. This interactive dashboard will guide you through the process, from defining requirements to selecting components and implementing control strategies. Use the tabs to navigate through the project lifecycle.
Project Focus: We'll use the example of an **autonomous maze-solving robot** to illustrate key concepts throughout this module.
The Mechatronic Design Process
A successful mechatronics project follows a structured, iterative path. Click on each step below to expand its details and see how it applies to our maze-solving robot project.
Component & Control Lab
Interactive PID Controller
Adjust the P, I, and D gains to see how they affect the system's response to a command. Try to make the "Actual Output" line match the "Setpoint" as quickly and smoothly as possible.