Mechatronics 2
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Week 1

Measurement System Performance

Accuracy, precision, resolution, sensitivity, linearity, hysteresis, deadband, and instrument selection criteria.

Study Week 1 → Week 2

Statistical Analysis & Error Characterization

Systematic vs. random error, descriptive statistics, normal distribution, confidence intervals, and t-tests.

Study Week 2 → Week 3

Uncertainty Analysis & Calibration

Kline-McClintock method, single vs. multiple-sample uncertainty, calibration standards, and reporting results.

Study Week 3 → Week 4

Advanced Signal Conditioning

Instrumentation amplifiers, CMRR, Wheatstone bridge configurations, bridge excitation, and lead-wire compensation.

Study Week 4 → Week 5

Active Filters & Data Acquisition

Butterworth and Chebyshev filters, anti-aliasing, DAQ architecture, sampling theorem, and quantization error.

Study Week 5 → Week 6

Frequency Domain Analysis & Curve Fitting

Fourier series, DFT, FFT, power spectral density, windowing, and linear/nonlinear least-squares fitting.

Study Week 6 →

Week 7

Strain, Force & Temperature Sensing

Gauge factor, rosette configurations, load cells, thermocouples, RTDs, thermistors, and radiation pyrometers.

Study Week 7 → Week 8

Pressure Measurement

Piezoresistive and piezoelectric transducers, absolute/gauge/differential pressure, manometers, and diaphragm sensors.

Study Week 8 → Week 9

Flow & Displacement Measurement

Pitot tubes, differential pressure meters, flow meter types, encoders, resolvers, LVDTs, and proximity sensors.

Study Week 9 → Week 10

Inertial & Vision-Based Sensing

MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes, IMU architecture, sensor fusion, camera fundamentals, and blob detection.

Study Week 10 →

Week 11

Mathematical Modeling & Laplace Transforms

Newton-Euler mechanics, thermal/fluid analogies, Laplace properties, transfer functions, and block diagram algebra.

Study Week 11 → Week 12

First- & Second-Order System Response

Time constant, damping ratio, natural frequency, settling time, overshoot, poles/zeros, and Routh-Hurwitz stability.

Study Week 12 → Week 13

Frequency Response & System Identification

Bode plots, gain and phase margins, resonance, and extracting system parameters from experimental data.

Study Week 13 →

Week 14

PID Control Theory

Open vs. closed-loop, PID actions, Ziegler-Nichols tuning, ITAE criterion, anti-windup, and derivative filtering.

Study Week 14 → Week 15

Digital Control & System Integration

Controller discretization, interrupt-driven loops, finite state machines, advanced protocols, and sensor fusion.

Study Week 15 →