Mechatronics

4 units
Advanced internet protocols; routing, security, encryption; quality of service; ATM, RSVP, video and voice over IP; terminals, gateways and gatekeepers; wireless networks; WDM systems; optical crossconnects.
Three lectures, one tutorial, one lab every other week; second term
Prerequisite(s): COMPENG 4DK4

Development and analysis of simple algorithms. Implementation of algorithms in computer programming language. Design and testing of computer programs.

Modeling of dynamic continuous physical phenomena in both continuous and discrete time. Control theory, stability analysis and feedback controller design. Application of computer control to continuous processes, system identification.

Interfacing to digital and analog systems, sensors and actuators. Signals and conditioning: data acquisition, active and passive filtering, optical and analog isolation, PWM, de/ multiplexing. Architecture of micro-controllers and DSP. Embedded system design and documentation.

Design and implementation of embedded systems interacting with analog systems. Software design and implementation for embedded systems and DSP systems. Simulation and testing of embedded systems.

Hard and soft real-time systems. Safety classification. Fail-safe design, hazard analysis. Discrete event systems. Modes. Requirements and design specifications. Tasks and scheduling. Clock synchronization. Data acquisition. Applications in real-time control.

This course introduces several concepts used in systems engineering, predictive control and artificial intelligence. A variety of techniques including prediction and estimation, linear models, basic optimization techniques, Monte Carlo techniques, neural networks, and clustering are introduced. The techniques are applied to predictive and smart systems by the example of model predictive control and intelligent control, classification and decision-making. The course is intended for engineering students with understanding in signals and systems and control.
Three lectures and one tutorial; one term
Prerequisite(s): MECHTRON 3DX4 or SFWRENG 3DX4 or IBEHS 4A03
Offered on an irregular basis.

Student teams prepare the requirements, design, documentation and implementation of a Mechatronics System taking economic, health, safety, cultural, legal and marketing factors into account. Students must demonstrate a working system and convincing test results.

Advanced programming with emphasis on embedded systems. Program specifications: Pre- and post-conditions, loop and datatype invariants; use of tools to demonstrate correctness. Selecting data structures for implementation of mathematical abstractions. Finite state machines, automata and languages; lexing and parsing. Algorithm analysis (time and space). Modelling of graphs, relations, corresponding algorithms.
Three lectures, one tutorial; second term
Prerequisite(s): SFWRENG 2MP3 and registration in a Mechatronics Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): COMPENG 2SI4, COMPSCI 2C03, SFWRENG 2C03

This course focuses on learning programming using the high-level systems programming language C, and on understanding how its features are implemented using the CPU and the memory hierarchy. Mathematical abstractions are implemented using fundamental data structures such as arrays, stacks, queues, etc., with static and dynamic memory allocation.
Three lectures, one tutorial; first term
Prerequisite(s): ENGINEER 1D04 or IBEHS 1P10 A/B, and registration in a Mechatronics Engineering program
Antirequisite(s): COMPENG 2SH4, COMPSCI 2S03, SFWRENG 2S03

Unix and shell programming, makefiles, version control; assembly basics, translating high-level language into assembly, parameter passing, arrays, recursion; compiling, debugging, profiling, and software optimizations.

Oral and written presentation skills; types and structure of technical documents; software documentation for the user; formulating and presenting proposals.

Software design process. Professional responsibility. Using specifications. Documentation. Module Specification. Module interfaces. Module internal documentation. Coding styles. Portability. Software inspection. Software testing.

Linear systems, signals, filters; time and frequency domains; single input-single output systems; discrete and continuous time; sampling theorem; Fourier series; Fourier, Laplace, and z transforms; stability.

Processes and threads, synchronization and communication; scheduling, memory management; file systems; resource protection; structure of operating systems.

Computer arithmetic and roundoff error analysis. Interpolation, integration, solving systems of linear and nonlinear equations. Eigenvalues and singular value decomposition. Numerical methods for ordinary differential equations.