Mechatronics Projects

Mechatronics is a combination of electronic, electrical, mechanical and control engineering. Current manufacturing firms depend on its success in markets worldwide and also for its ability of integrating mechanical, software, control and electronics engineering into an array of new products and systems.

Program Structure

The mechatronics degree program brings together all aspects of engineering branches that largely contribute to mechatronics, particularly mechanical, electronic, electrical, and control engineering.

Year 1

You need to take up courses in mathematics as well as study engineering fundamentals that include digital and analogue electronics, statics, materials, manufacturing, engineering, thermodynamics skills. These courses are mostly supported by laboratory work and individual and group project.

Year 2

In the second year of the course, you continue to study fundamental engineering and mathematics courses that are linked to electrical and mechanical domains. They form the foundation for the study of mechatronics.

Year 3

In the third year, you develop skills and knowledge in control system, real-time programming, and electronic system design. This is in combination with study of data, instrumentation and mechanical systems to create interdisciplinary skills required to carry out a mechatronic group design project.

Years 4 and 5

The prime route to become a fully chartered engineer, you need to complete the MEng degree that takes about 5 years. As far as BEng degree is concerned, it takes about 4 years for completion. You will be selected for BEng and MEng depending on the progress record in your initial 3 years.

In your 4^th and 5^th year, you can take a variety of courses in engineering that may include robotics, control and mechatronic systems. Besides, you can take up courses in professional practice such as forming business plans, comprehending legal and professional requirements and management. In the final year, you undertake an individual project for MEng degree and it’s completed with a range of technical courses.

Overview of Mechatronics Projects

As far as the mechatronics projects are concerned, students are mostly asked to make projects that combine electronics and mechanics. This means that a simple mechanism needs to be build, which can be controlled by a micro-controller unit. These projects enclose 3 main parts.

1. Students need to build and design their mechanical establishment
2. They should form the electronic connection between the micro-controller and the setup that mostly comes close to buffering, amplification and signal conditioning.
3. The project should include micro-controller programming in assembler language so that the key goal gets used to distinct possibilities of a device and understand the basics of the computer control unit like interrupts. 

List of Mechatronics Projects

• Automatic railways signaling system

• Automatic heat chamber control system

• Fabrication of path finding robo

• Two wheeler automation with security system

• Railways accident avoiding system

• Fabrication of automatic railway gate controller

These projects are basically a part of the mechatronics course taught in the 4^th grade electronical and civil mechanical engineer. There are lists of projects that are proposed, but students have an option to choose their own proposals. As a result, students are asked to form a website about the project that explains in detail about the concerns and solutions.