ME 106 Day 1
B. Furman
25JAN2016
ME 106 Fundamentals of
Mechatronics
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The Plan
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Roll call
Pre-req sig. list
My background
Canvas and course materials
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Syllabus & Resources
Assignments
Success in ME 106
What is mechatronics?
Concept map
Review of basic
concepts in electronics
Objectives
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Clarify registration
Understand where the class is
headed and what is expected
of you
Get a handle on what
mechatronics is all about
Get refreshed on fundamental
concepts in electronics
Two primary resources for ME 106
Web page
Canvas
(note usage)
https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1185356
www.engr.sjsu.edu/bjfurman/courses/ME106
How to be successful in ME 106
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Turn in all the assignments
Do the reading (see the syllabus)
Prepare for lab
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1) read the lab manual (see ME 106 web page),
2) highlight action items in one color,
3) highlight data to collect in another color,
4) write any code that can be done before the lab
session
Participate in the lab
Dig into the subject!
Assignments
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Read the syllabus carefully (let me know of any discrepancies)
Go to Canvas course shell
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Update your messaging options, emails get to you!
Fill out the Questionnaire
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Include a clear picture of yourself! (jpg or png pasted in)
Due Thursday, 2/04/16
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Get started on Homework 1 – Due 2/04/16 in softcopy
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Softcopy in Canvas (note the naming convention for the softcopy)
Access from Canvas Assignments
Read the Introduction to the Mechatronic Engineering Laboratory
experiment guideline
Take pre-lab quiz 1 in Canvas (in Quizzes) before your lab
Get started on the PortMaster build and Soldering Quiz
Networking
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Get with two others nearby whom you have not
met, introduce yourselves, and share:
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Name
What you did over the break
Hobbies or interests outside of school
What is
Mechatronics?
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The integration of:
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Sensors
 Actuators
 Intelligence
with a system to
produce:
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More capable, versatile,
and robust performance
My dishwasher.
This is not mechatronic!
Is it mechatronic?
Applications of Mechatronics
http://www.accuray.com/
Applications of Mechatronics, cont.
2005 DARPA Grand Challenge
• 150 miles off-road
• Autonomous
Stanford Racing Team
‘Stanley’
6 hrs 54 min
Applications of Mechatronics, cont.
Mechatronics Concept Map
Power
Source
User
Interface
ME 106
ME 120
Controller
(Hardware & Software)
ME 106
Power
Interface
INTEGRATION
ME 106
ME 154
ME 157
ME 195
Signal
Conditioning
ME 30
ME 106
ME 190
ME 187
ME 106
ME 120
Actuator
Sensor
ME 120
ME 284
System to
Control
ME 110 ME 182
ME 136 ME 189
ME 154 ME 195
ME 157
BJ Furman 22JAN2011
Applications of Mechatronics, cont.
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SawStop – smart tablesaw (www.sawstop.com)
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Prevents injuries to fingers!
Electrical signal applied to blade
and DSP monitors signal
Signal changes if flesh touches
blade
Stop mechanism activated within
3-5 ms via fuseable link and spring
http://www.sawstop.com/
http://www.sawstop.com/howitworks/sawstop_whitepaper.pdf
My Background
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Almost native SJ
Education – first round
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UC Davis
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Industry experience – first round
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IBM GPD – 1982 - 1986
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Non-contact rotor balancing
Industry experience – second round
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IBM SSD 1991 – 1993
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3390 product development
5.25 in. spindle motor dev.
Academia
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US4730227
Stanford University 1986-1991
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3390 actuator development
Education – second round
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BSME – 1980
MEME – 1982
SJSU MAE – 1994 to pres.
Personal
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Married + 16-year old daughter
http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hard-drive-590x329.jpg
Hobbies: build things, fix things, garden, read, hike, chickens(?)…
Most significant: relationship to God through Jesus Christ
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See: http://www.facultylinc.com/faculty-offices-2/
Back
USDOT Vehicle Automation Roadmap
http://articles.sae.org/12593/
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Key Content in ME 106
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Lab experiments + reports
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Term project
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PortMaster soldering project
Phase 1 and 2 reviews
Exams
Homework
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Preparing for Labs
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Current Enrollment Picture