DocumentCode :
3482766
Title :
Work in progress - the outgrowth of mechatronics curriculum development efforts: an undergraduate concentration in mechatronics
Author :
Das, Shuvra ; Krishnan, Mohan ; Yost, Sandra A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Detroit Mercy Univ., MI
fYear :
2005
fDate :
19-22 Oct. 2005
Lastpage :
7
Abstract :
Today, it is very important for engineering programs to have their traditional program streams vested with clearly identifiable themes for each concentration area within a program, and for each theme to have a clear connection with all of the associated course requirements of an area. Over the past seven years, three new courses in Mechatronics have been developed at the University of Detroit Mercy for both ME and EE students, through a collaborative effort between faculty from the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Departments. These are "Introduction to Mechatronics", "Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronics Systems", and "Sensors and Actuators". Using these developments as a springboard, an effort is currently underway to investigate the formulation of a new undergraduate concentration area in Mechatronics as part of the Bachelor\´s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. This paper outlines the effort, including the difficulties associated with having to work within the constraints of an existing curricular framework in a small college
Keywords :
control engineering education; educational courses; educational institutions; electronic engineering education; mechanical engineering; mechatronics; Bachelor´s Degree in Mechanical Engineering; Introduction to Mechatronics; Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronics Systems; Sensors and Actuators; University of Detroit Mercy; engineering programs; mechatronics curriculum development; Actuators; Curriculum development; Globalization; Mechanical engineering; Mechatronics; Microcontrollers; Modeling; Pediatrics; Robot sensing systems; Technological innovation; Curriculum development; Curriculum innovation; Mechatronics concentration; Mechatronics curriculum;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Indianopolis, IN
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9077-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2005.1612099
Filename :
1612099
Link To Document :
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