Course   code:   MF2030
Credits:   6
Level:   2 nd
cycle
Instance:   Fall   semester   2010,   period   1
Course   start:   Monday,   August   30,   13.15
‐  15.00,   in   lecture   room   V32
Homepage:   https://www.kth.se/social/course/MF2030/
Lecturer:    Jan   Wikander   ( jan@md.kth.se
)
Assistants:   Daniel   Frede   ( daniel.frede@md.kth.se
),   Daniel   Malmquist   ( malmqui@kth.se
),   Mohammad
Khodabakhshian   Khansari   ( mokk@kth.se
).
Student   office   for   the   Departments   Machine   Design,   Energy   technology   and   Production   Engineering.
Address:   Brinellvägen   68
Phone   08 ‐ 790   82   00   and   e ‐ mail   expnord@itm.kth.se
.
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Lecture   1
Lecture   2
Excercises
Lecture   3
Lecture   4
Excercises
Lecture   5
Lecture   6
Excercises
Lecture   7
Lecture   8
Excercises
Lecture   9
Excercises
Lecture   10
Study   visit
Excercises
Excercises
Final   exam
V32
Q34
Mechatronics   Lab
V32
Q34
Mechatronics   Lab
V32
V34
Mechatronics   Lab
V32
V34
Mechatronics   Lab
Introduction
Mecharonics
Simulink
to   course design tutorial
Components,
‐  part modelling
Systems,   modelling
Assignements   (guided)
Control   overview,   basics
Control   basics,   continued
Assignements   (guided)
1
Mechatronics   design  ‐  part   2
Future   outlook
Assignements   (guided)
and   topics
Q33
Mechatronics   Lab
Industrial   guest   lecture   by   Scania
Simscape   tutorial
Q34
Student   presentations   of   web ‐ based   assignements
Micronic   Mydata,   Täby Industrial   study   visit
Mechatronics   Lab
Mechatronics   Lab
Assignements
Assignements
Q11,   Q13,   Q22,   Q24   Exam
(guided)
(guided)
Please   note!
Content ‐ wise   the   schedule   is   somewhat   preliminary   since   the   course   is   new.
Mechatronics basic course 1 KTH, Machine Design, Mechatronics Lab

First   level   course(s)   in   mechanics,   electrical   engineering,   automatic   control   and   programming.
The   course   gives   an   overview   of   the   basics   of   mechatronic   systems   and   products   including   the   components   and   characteristics   typical   for   such   systems.
The   course   introduces   a   mechatronics   design   procedure   and   provides   insight   into   both   advantages   and   difficulties   of   mechatronics   design.
The   overall   aim   is   that   the   students   in   relevant   subsequent   courses   will   apply   this   design   procedure   and   in   a   stepwise   manner   deepen   their   proficiency   in   using   it.
After   completion   of   the   course   the   students   should   be   able   to:
1.
Describe   the   basic   building   blocks   of   mechatronic   systems   (e.g.
hardware,   software,   communication,   interfacing,   sensing,   control   and   actuation).
2.
Discuss   if   a   mechatronic   design   might   be   feasible   as   a   solution   to   a   given   functional   problem   formulation.
3.
Sketch   such   a   technical   solution   and   select   component   types.
4.
Identify   critical   problems/design   issues   and   suggest   feasible   methods   and   tools   to   solve   those.
5.
Be   able   to   summarize   and   on   smaller   problems   apply   a   development   model   for   mechatronic   product   development.
6.
Model,   simulate   and   synthesize   (but   not   realize)   smaller   mechatronic   systems   and   products.
7.
Give   several   examples   of   additional   (not   directly   functional)   product   requirements   typically   important   for   mechatronic   products   and   summarize   on   a   course   level   the   implications   of   those   requirements   on   the   product   design.
The   course   is   based   on   10   two ‐ hour   lectures,   7   three ‐ hour   guided   exercises,   homework,   group   hand ‐ in   assignments   and   a   company   study   visit.
The   lectures   cover   the   main   course   content   and   are   supported   by   lecture   notes   (slides).
One   lecture   is   devoted   to   an   industrial   guest   lecturer,   one   to   a   more   futuristic   outlook   for   the   mechatronics   field   and   one   to   student   presentations   of   assignments.
During   the   exercises   the   students   are   working   with:

Tutorials   to   learn   the   tools   used   in   the   course

Hand ‐ in   assignments
The   guided   exercises   take   place   in   the   Mechatronics   Labs   (von   Neumann   and   Wenström),   Brinellvägen
83,   1 st
floor   (one   level   up)   and   if   needed   due   to   the   number   of   students   also   the   computer   room   called
Kloker   .
Assistants   are   present   to   help   out   and   guide   when   necessary.
Mechatronics basic course 2 KTH, Machine Design, Mechatronics Lab

The   hand ‐ in   assignments   are   of   two   different   types:

One   (or   two)   larger   project ‐ like   group   hand ‐ in   assignments,   in   groups   of   two   to   three   students
(depending   on   the   number   of   students   in   the   course)

An   investigation   and   web ‐ based   documentation   assignment   towards   a   jointly   produced   wiki ‐ like   mechatronics   source   book.
This   is   also   done   in   groups   of   two   to   three   students   and   the   assignment   includes   reviewing   other   groups’   documents.

A   folder   with   lecture   notes,   tutorials,   assignments   and   a   few   selected   scientific   papers.

The   web ‐ based   documentation   created   and   reviewed   by   the   students   (and   staff)
The   price   of   the   course   folder   including   all   hand ‐ out   material   is   SEK   100.

One   written   exam   (3   credits)   covering   the   course   literature.

Hand   in   assignments,   3   credits.
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Grading   A ‐ F
Course   grading   is   done   as   follows:

60%   based   on   written   exam

40%   based   on   assignments   (technical   content,   presentation,   report)
Please   note   that   hard   work   on   the   assignments   will   also   pay   off   on   the   written   exam!
Mechatronics basic course 3 KTH, Machine Design, Mechatronics Lab