Academic Calendar - 2024
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Mechatronic Systems Engineering
This course will provide mechatronic system engineering undergraduate students with uniform training in the safe use of Engineering student shops.
Antirequisite(s): MME 2200Q/R/S/T.
Extra information: Non-credit course. Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0
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Introduction to instrumentation and basic electronics; Laboratory experiments associated with ECE 2205A/B, as well as laboratory experiments in instrumentation and measurement; review of laboratory practice, health and safety issues, simulation software, data collecting methods; errors and their calculus; accuracy; averaging, signal conditioning, and data interpolation.
Antirequisite(s): ECE 2240A/B.
Corequisite(s): ECE 2205A/B.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Introduces engineering design and structured design methods from the perspective of mechatronic systems that integrate mechanical, electrical and control technologies. Topics include the mechatronic design process, simple sensors and actuators, electronic communications and microcontroller-based software design.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Stress and strain, Mohr's stress circle, behaviour of structures, axial loading of columns and struts, torsion of shafts, bending of beams, buckling of columns and combined loading of components.
Antirequisite(s): CEE 2202A/B, MME 2202A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1022A/B/Y, NMM 1412A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics include: rectilinear, angular and curvilinear motion; kinetics of a particle, a translating rigid body and a rigid body in pure rotation; definitions of different energies and energy balance: power and efficiency; and linear impulse and momentum.
Antirequisite(s): MME 2213A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1022A/B/Y.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Properties of a pure substance, first law of thermodynamics, processes in open and closed systems, second law of thermodynamics; ideal gases, compressors and energy conversion systems.
Antirequisite(s): CBE 2214A/B, MME 2204A/B.
Prerequisite(s): NMM 1412A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces a variety of computational tools and numerical methods used in mechatronic systems engineering. Emphasis is placed on problem formulation, solution algorithm design, and programming using advanced mathematical software tools. Applications to engineering planning, design, and systems operation will be considered throughout.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1036A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1411A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1414A/B.
Co-requisite(s): Numerical and Mathematical Methods 2270A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 2276A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Introduction to a system level analysis of electrical circuits. The S-Plane and frequency response of circuits, frequency selective circuits, state variables, introduction to Fourier analysis, Fourier transform and Laplace transform techniques. Transfer functions and system functions.
Antirequisite(s): ECE 2233A/B.
Prerequisite(s): NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B, ECE 2205A/B.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): NMM 2276A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2276A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 1 laboratory hour.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program or in Computer Engineering Option B.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An introduction to fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The fluid mechanics covers fluid properties, fluid statics including buoyancy and stability, one-dimensional fluid dynamics including conservation of mass and energy and losses in pipe networks. Heat transfer covers development of the general energy equation for three dimensions and steady-state conduction in one and two dimensions.
Antirequisite(s): MME 2273A/B.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Fundamentals of shaping and strengthening materials used in mechatronics components. Material selection based on the composite properties of an application. Smart material fabrication and application to modern mechatronic devices.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3379A/B.
Prerequisite(s): MSE 2202A/B or Integrated Engineering 2297A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Integrated or Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course, students are introduced to advanced concepts in sensing and actuation for mechatronic systems, including both traditional sensors and actuators an introduction to advanced topics in micro electromechanical system (MEMS) sensing, and smart materials.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/project hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Overview of the fundamental principles related to the operation of DC and AC motors, the associated power electronic converters and drives. Emphasis will be placed on the design and integration of these devices into mechatronic systems.
Antirequisite(s): ECE 3332A/B, ECE 4457A/B.
Prerequisite(s): MSE 2201A/B, MSE 2233A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Overview of the finite element method (FEM) and its use to solve general problems in 2-D and 3-D. Applications include structural mechanics, heat transfer, thermal stress, electromagnetism and radiation. Methods and applications of optimization in support of engineering design are also introduced.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3360A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1036A/B or Computer Science 1026A/B, NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B, MME 2202A/B or MSE 2212A/B or CEE 2202A/B, MME 2204A/B or MSE 2214A/B, MSE 2202A/B or MME 2259A/B or ES 2297A/B or IE 2297A/B, MSE 2200Q/R/S/T.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 2 laboratory hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course investigates the stress analysis, design, and selection of various mechanical components typically employed in mechatronic systems. Topics include advanced solid modeling, failure theory, and the analysis and design of gearing, shafts, bearings and fasteners.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3380A/B.
Prerequisite(s): MME 2200Q/R/S/T or MSE 2200Q/R/S/T, MME 2202A/B or MSE 2212A/B, MSE 2202A/B, MME 3381A/B or MSE 3381A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of linkages; static and dynamic force analysis of mechanisms; balancing of reciprocating and rotating masses; special-purpose joints and mechanisms.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3381A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Introduces the basic principles and techniques involved in modeling, simulating and controlling rigid-link manipulators. Forward and inverse kinematics. Manipulator dynamics. Control of robot manipulators.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/project hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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The aim of the course is to develop and practice the interdisciplinary skills required to solve open-ended engineering design problems from a mechatronics perspective. Students will experience all phases of the design process, including: problem definition, generation and evaluation of concepts, engineering analysis and testing, and preparation of design documentation. Project management and communications skills will also be emphasized. A faculty advisor will supervise project teams and an interdisciplinary committee comprised of Mechatronics program faculty members will assess project outcomes.
Extra Information: 6 laboratory/project hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 1.00
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Mechatronic Systems Engineering
This course will provide mechatronic system engineering undergraduate students with uniform training in the safe use of Engineering student shops.
Antirequisite(s): MME 2200Q/R/S/T.
Extra information: Non-credit course. Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0
Return to top
Introduction to instrumentation and basic electronics; Laboratory experiments associated with ECE 2205A/B, as well as laboratory experiments in instrumentation and measurement; review of laboratory practice, health and safety issues, simulation software, data collecting methods; errors and their calculus; accuracy; averaging, signal conditioning, and data interpolation.
Antirequisite(s): ECE 2240A/B.
Corequisite(s): ECE 2205A/B.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Introduces engineering design and structured design methods from the perspective of mechatronic systems that integrate mechanical, electrical and control technologies. Topics include the mechatronic design process, simple sensors and actuators, electronic communications and microcontroller-based software design.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Stress and strain, Mohr's stress circle, behaviour of structures, axial loading of columns and struts, torsion of shafts, bending of beams, buckling of columns and combined loading of components.
Antirequisite(s): CEE 2202A/B, MME 2202A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1022A/B/Y, NMM 1412A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topics include: rectilinear, angular and curvilinear motion; kinetics of a particle, a translating rigid body and a rigid body in pure rotation; definitions of different energies and energy balance: power and efficiency; and linear impulse and momentum.
Antirequisite(s): MME 2213A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1022A/B/Y.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Properties of a pure substance, first law of thermodynamics, processes in open and closed systems, second law of thermodynamics; ideal gases, compressors and energy conversion systems.
Antirequisite(s): CBE 2214A/B, MME 2204A/B.
Prerequisite(s): NMM 1412A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course introduces a variety of computational tools and numerical methods used in mechatronic systems engineering. Emphasis is placed on problem formulation, solution algorithm design, and programming using advanced mathematical software tools. Applications to engineering planning, design, and systems operation will be considered throughout.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1036A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1411A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1414A/B.
Co-requisite(s): Numerical and Mathematical Methods 2270A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 2276A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Introduction to a system level analysis of electrical circuits. The S-Plane and frequency response of circuits, frequency selective circuits, state variables, introduction to Fourier analysis, Fourier transform and Laplace transform techniques. Transfer functions and system functions.
Antirequisite(s): ECE 2233A/B.
Prerequisite(s): NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B, ECE 2205A/B.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): NMM 2276A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2276A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 1 laboratory hour.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program or in Computer Engineering Option B.
Course Weight: 0.50
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An introduction to fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The fluid mechanics covers fluid properties, fluid statics including buoyancy and stability, one-dimensional fluid dynamics including conservation of mass and energy and losses in pipe networks. Heat transfer covers development of the general energy equation for three dimensions and steady-state conduction in one and two dimensions.
Antirequisite(s): MME 2273A/B.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Fundamentals of shaping and strengthening materials used in mechatronics components. Material selection based on the composite properties of an application. Smart material fabrication and application to modern mechatronic devices.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3379A/B.
Prerequisite(s): MSE 2202A/B or Integrated Engineering 2297A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Integrated or Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
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In this course, students are introduced to advanced concepts in sensing and actuation for mechatronic systems, including both traditional sensors and actuators an introduction to advanced topics in micro electromechanical system (MEMS) sensing, and smart materials.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/project hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Overview of the fundamental principles related to the operation of DC and AC motors, the associated power electronic converters and drives. Emphasis will be placed on the design and integration of these devices into mechatronic systems.
Antirequisite(s): ECE 3332A/B, ECE 4457A/B.
Prerequisite(s): MSE 2201A/B, MSE 2233A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Overview of the finite element method (FEM) and its use to solve general problems in 2-D and 3-D. Applications include structural mechanics, heat transfer, thermal stress, electromagnetism and radiation. Methods and applications of optimization in support of engineering design are also introduced.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3360A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering Science 1036A/B or Computer Science 1026A/B, NMM 2270A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 2270A/B, MME 2202A/B or MSE 2212A/B or CEE 2202A/B, MME 2204A/B or MSE 2214A/B, MSE 2202A/B or MME 2259A/B or ES 2297A/B or IE 2297A/B, MSE 2200Q/R/S/T.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 2 laboratory hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course investigates the stress analysis, design, and selection of various mechanical components typically employed in mechatronic systems. Topics include advanced solid modeling, failure theory, and the analysis and design of gearing, shafts, bearings and fasteners.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3380A/B.
Prerequisite(s): MME 2200Q/R/S/T or MSE 2200Q/R/S/T, MME 2202A/B or MSE 2212A/B, MSE 2202A/B, MME 3381A/B or MSE 3381A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours
Course Weight: 0.50
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Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of linkages; static and dynamic force analysis of mechanisms; balancing of reciprocating and rotating masses; special-purpose joints and mechanisms.
Antirequisite(s): MME 3381A/B.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours, 0.5 laboratory hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Introduces the basic principles and techniques involved in modeling, simulating and controlling rigid-link manipulators. Forward and inverse kinematics. Manipulator dynamics. Control of robot manipulators.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/project hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
The aim of the course is to develop and practice the interdisciplinary skills required to solve open-ended engineering design problems from a mechatronics perspective. Students will experience all phases of the design process, including: problem definition, generation and evaluation of concepts, engineering analysis and testing, and preparation of design documentation. Project management and communications skills will also be emphasized. A faculty advisor will supervise project teams and an interdisciplinary committee comprised of Mechatronics program faculty members will assess project outcomes.
Extra Information: 6 laboratory/project hours.
Restricted to students enrolled in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering program.