ROBOTICS/MECHATRONICS

Welcome to Robotics and Mechatronics (REM) at The WEISS School!





Sample Course Syllabus:
I.  The Relationship Between Robotics and Mechatronics

II.  What Disciplines Make up Mechatronics?
  A.  Engineering Design
  B.  Electronics
  C.  Mechanical Systems
  D.  Control Theories and Practice

III. Engineering Design with SolidWorks
  A.  Setting up the Computer Interface
    1.  The Command Ribbon
    2.  Design Tree (Browser)
    3.  Adjusting Units and Defaults
  B.  Sketching Best Practices
    1.  The Origin of it All
    2.  Establishing Boundaries
    3.  Always Shape Before Size - Dimensioning
  C.  Taking it to 3D - Creating Features
    1.  Extrusions/Cut Extrusions
    2.  Revolutions
    3.  Sweeps
    4.  Shells
    5.  Lofts
    6. Patterns

IV.  Electronics
    A.  Component Identification
    B.  Constructing Series and Parallel Circuits
    C.  Breadboarding Best Practices
    D.  Troubleshooting

V.  Mechanical Systems for Robots
  A.  Chassis Design
  B.  Drive Train Systems
  C.  Manipulator Systems

VI. Control Systems
  A.  Getting Around in the EV3 Brain
  B.  Sensory Awareness
  C. Arduino
  D. Raspberry Pi

VII.  Coding
  A.  Labview
  B.  Python
  C.  C

VIII.  Projects