Admission requirements:  Successful applicants must have a bachelor level degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related engineering field, with an undergraduate course in a programming language.  If an applicant does not have such degrees or pre-requisites, then upon inspection of their background, the program administrator will determine the appropriate undergraduate courses that need to be taken to be sufficiently prepared.

 Semester Credit Hour Requirements by Category

Category	Thesis option SCH	Non-thesis option SCH
a.  Required Courses (of all students)	12	12
b.  Prescribed Elective	9	15
c.  Elective Courses	3	9
d.  Thesis/Dissertation	6	0
e.  Other	0	0
TOTAL  SCH  REQUIREMENTS	30	36

 

Required/Core Courses

Prefix and Number	Required/Core Course Title	SCH
MHEN 5370	Advanced Engineering Analysis	3
MHEN 5371	Mechatronics	3
MHEN 5372	Sensors and Actuators in Mechatronics	3
MHEN 5373	Embedded System Design for Mechatronics (with prerequisite of CSEN 2304 or MEEN 1320)	3
MHEN 5306	Thesis (taken twice)	3

 

Prescribed Elective Courses

Prefix and Number	Prescribed Elective Course Title	SCH
MHEN 5374	Advanced Control Techniques	3
CSEN 5323	Computer Communication Networks	3
EEEN 5303	Nonlinear Systems	3
EEEN 5338	Digital and DSP Based Control	3
EEEN 5303	Systems Engineering and Analysis	3
MEEN 5328	Dynamic Systems Engineering	3
MEEN 5335	Advanced Robotics and Automation	3
MEEN 5301	Advanced Manufacturing	3
MEEN 5349	Mechanical Vibrations	3

 

Elective Courses⁺

Prefix and Number	Elective Course Title	SCH
CSEN 5333	Real Time Systems	3
EEEN 5329	Adaptive Control	3
EEEN 5342	Wireless Communications	3
EEEN 5331	Digital Signal Processing	3
EEEN 5303	Robust Control	3
MEEN 5348	Automation Systems and Industrial Controls	3
MEEN 5303	Advanced Composite Manufacturing	3
MEEN 5303	Advanced Mechanism Design	3
MEEN 5314	Finite Element Methods in Engineering	3

+ Any other elective course not listed here as approved by thesis advisor

 

Mechatronics Engineering (MHEN) Courses

MHEN 5306  Thesis Research  3 SCH  (3-0)  

Designed for Plan 1 students. The course requires completion of thesis research. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.

MHEN 5370  Adv Eng Analysis  3 SCH  (3-0)  

Ordinary and Linear Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Laplace Transforms, Z-transforms, Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, Vector Calculus and Linear Algebra, Calculus of Variations, Numerical Analysis, Probability Statistics.

MHEN 5371  Mechatronic Systems  3 SCH  (3-0)  

Mechanical Processes and Components; Electrical Systems and Sensors; Actuators; Data Acquisition; Machine Vision; Noise, Analysis and Design Considerations; Power Electronics.

MHEN 5372  Sensors & Actuators Mechatron  3 SCH  (3-0)  

Sensors, Linear Actuators, Stepper Motors, Continuous-Drive Actuators, Mechanical Transmission Components, Rotary Actuators, MEMS, Interfacing.

MHEN 5373  Embedded Mechatronic Sys  3 SCH  (3-0)  

Design and implementation of embedded systems in the context of mechatronic products, with emphasis on advanced technologies and computer aided design tools. It covers embedded system architecture and programming, sensor networks, input/output, analog and digital interfacing and peripherals in hardware integration. Prerequisite: CSEN 2304 or MEEN 1320 or equivalent.

MHEN 5374  Advanced Control Techniques  3 SCH  (3-0)  

Control Systems and Linearization; MRAC; LQR: H2 and H-infinity Control; Fuzzy Logic Control; Neural Network Control; Sliding Mode Control; Applications in Mechatronic Systems.