Course description
Course description
The modern car is a good example of the integration of electronics into traditionally mechanical systems. In the 1970s, the electrical components in a car were limited to lights, ignition system and windscreen wipers. A modern production car features an engine management computer, ABS braking system, satellite navigation system, anti-collision radar, a Controller Area Network (CAN) data network and over twenty electric drives. Automatic driving systems are also scheduled to appear in various countries between 2015 and 2050.
'Mechatronics' blends control systems, actuators, sensors, mechanisms, power supplies and a human-machine interface into one design. The Mechatronic Engineering programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyse and design complex electro-mechanical systems, based on a foundation of electronics. Typical areas in which graduates from this programme could contribute expertise include: automation, avionics, automotive engineering and electric vehicles.
Special features
-There is a common first year and the opportunity to transfer between the programmes offered by the School
-You will be allocated a Personal Tutor
-Microcontroller/Embedded Systems Project
Course content for year 1
Circuit Analysis, Communication Systems, Digital System Design I, Electromagnetic Fields, Electronic Circuit Design I, Electronic Materials and Devices, Energy Transport and Conversion, Engineering Mathematics I, Engineering Mathematics II, Java Programming, Measurements and Errors, Microcomputer Engineering I, Microcontroller Project.
Course content for year 2
Microcomputer Engineering II, Machines, Drives & Power Electronics, Materials and Structures, Embedded Systems Project, Digital Systems Design II, Data Networking, Electronic Circuit Design II, Signals & Systems, Control Systems I, Communication Principles, Software Engineering, Engineering Mathematics III
Course content for year 3
Industrial Placement year.
Course content for year 4
Engineering Analysis, Digital Signal Processing, Individual Project, Robotics, Sensors and Actuators, Control of Industrial Processes, Variable Speed Drives, Computer Systems Architecture, Control Systems II, Power Electronics, Power Systems: Plant, Condition Monitoring & Protection, Systems Engineering, Mechatronic Analysis and Design, Tools and Techniques for Enterprise
Course content for year 5
Advanced Technology Transfer and Enterprise, Robotics, Team Project, Advanced Digital Signal Processing, Electrical Drive Systems, Image Engineering and Pattern Recognition, Industrial Tomography Systems, Linear Optimal Control, Non-Linear Control Systems, Sensors and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems.
Career opportunities
Java, Digital Systems, C/C++, Consumer Electronics, Technical Sales, Avionics, Banking & Commerce, Technical Author, Postgraduate Study, Automotive Electronics, Power Electronics, Process Engineering, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Robotics, Electric Vehicles.
You will also acquire key skills such as logical thinking, team working, report writing, analytical and presentation skills, programming and a high level of numeracy.
