A 10-Year Mechatronics Curriculum Development Initiative: Relevance, Content, and Results—Part II

Author

Krishnan, Mohan ; Das, Shuvra ; Yost, Sandra A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA

Volume

53

Issue

2

fYear

2010

fDate

5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

202

Lastpage

208

Abstract

This paper describes the second and third phases of a comprehensive mechatronics curriculum development effort. They encompass the development of two advanced mechatronics courses (Â¿Simulation and Modeling of Mechatronic SystemsÂ¿ and Â¿Sensors and Actuators for Mechatronic SystemsÂ¿), the formulation of a Mechatronics concentration, and offshoot research activities in the mechatronics area. The first phase involved the design of an Â¿Introduction to MechatronicsÂ¿ course and the infusion of mechatronic activities throughout the curriculum and in outreach activities and has been described in a companion paper Â¿A 10-Year Mechatronics Curriculum Development Initiative: Relevance, Content, and Results-Part IÂ¿ (IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 53, no. 2, May 2010).

Keywords

educational courses; electrical engineering education; mechanical engineering; mechatronics; mechatronic activities; mechatronics concentration; mechatronics courses; mechatronics curriculum development; outreach activities; time 10 yr; Actuators; Computer industry; Curriculum development; Design engineering; Educational products; Electrical engineering; Mechanical sensors; Mechatronics; Modeling; Sensor systems; Curriculum development; mechatronics education; project-based learning; sensors; system modeling;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2008.2011542

Filename

5170019