Hewlett-Packard Mechatronics Laboratory
Location:192-116
The Mechatronics Lab is used in ME 405 and ME 406, where students learn to use microcontrollers and programmable logic devices (PLCs) for intelligent control of mechanical and electromechanical devices and systems.
Equipment:
- Computers, specialized software for programming microprocessors, microcontrollers and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), logic analyzers, high bandwidth oscilloscopes, and various mechatronics design projects (vehicles, mechanisms.)
Description of Equipment/Lab:
- Focus is on the use of microcontrollers for "intelligent" control of machines.
- Students program microcontrollers to control machine prototypes.
- Students use logic analyzers and oscilloscopes to test electronic circuits to verify and debug system performance.
- Students learn to program PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers.)
- Applications are found in manufacturing automation and autonomously controlled machines.
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