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DEGREE INFORMATION

MECHATRONICS CONCENTRATION

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSECE) offers students exposure to interdisciplinary areas of engineering combining mechanical, electrical, computer, and control systems. Mechatronics engineers work with systems that have mechanical and electrical components, sensors, and actuators.

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Mechatronics ConcentrationÌýis accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,Ìý.Ìý

Curriculum Highlights

The Mechatronics curriculum includes both electrical and mechanical engineering classes. Programming is taught inÌýComputer Science 1Ìýand is emphasized inÌýIntroduction to MicrocontrollersÌýand inÌýRobotics. Control systems theory is taught inÌýMechatronicsÌýand inÌýRobotics. The curriculum emphasizes both theory and practice. On the practical side, students use various software tools that are important in industry, such as SolidWorks inÌýIntroduction to Engineering Practice 1, Simulink inÌýMechatronicsÌýand inÌýRobotics, and MATLAB in classes such asÌýDigital Signal Processing. LabVIEW is our main measurement and control software, such as in theÌýCircuits and Measurements Lab.

To learn more about course requirements click on the links below.

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Projects

Many engineering classes emphasize projects, such asÌýDigital Electronics,ÌýElectronics and Lab, andÌýMechatronics. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of their degree plan, Mechatronics students can participate in most engineering senior design projects. Information about recent senior design projects isÌýavailable.

If you would like to sponsor or be a mentor of one of our senior design teams, pleaseÌýclick here.

Lab Experience

Engineering hands-on experience begins in the freshman year, when all engineering students carry out a major project inÌýIntroduction to Engineering Practice and learn basic machining and welding skills inÌýManufacturing Processes Lab. Subsequently, Mechatronics students use the Electronics Lab and the Advanced Electronics Lab for the study of electric and electronic circuits. Both electronics labs are equipped with standard test equipment (multimeters, waveform generators, oscilloscopes, DC power supplies) and data acquisition boards for interface with the LabVIEW software. The Microprocessors and Micorcontrollers Lab supports theÌýIntroduction to MicrocontrollersÌýclass, in which students learn the details of microcontroller programming using the C language and a real-time operating system. Students learn to program industrial robots in theÌýRobotics Lab. The lab is equipped with one delta robot and two articulated robots with six-degrees of freedom, from ST Robotics, and two UR3 cobots from Universal Robots.

What Can You Do With a Mechatronics Degree?

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