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ME-4735: Mechatronics

Description: Electromechanical system modeling, control and applications. Design and building of electronic interfaces and controllers for mechanical devices, sensors, signal acquisition, filtering, and conditioning. Microcontroller-based closed-loop control and device communications. Sensor and actuator selection, installation, and application strategies are studied. A term design project is a key component to this course (for 4736).

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (ECE-3254 and ME-3514) or (ECE-2004 and ECE-2704)

Required By: ME-4736

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 2

Average GPA: 3.67 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 58.05%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Alan T Asbeck202050.0%40.0%8.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%3.381
Alfred L Wicks201997.1%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.951

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Term050% W