Mechatronics and Measurement Lab Manual

A comprehensive lab manual for the mechatronics course.

Contents

• Chapter 1  Introduction
  • 1.1  Introduction
  • 1.2  Lab Safety
  • 1.3  Writing Reports
  • 1.4  Data Acquisition Devices
  • 1.5  Data Acquisition Software
  • 1.6  Lab Exercise: Introducing the Laboratory
• Chapter 2  Circuits and Their Measurement
  • 2.1  Supplying Power
  • 2.2  Measuring Voltage
  • 2.3  Circuit Prototyping
  • 2.4  Lab Exercise: Voltage Dividers
• Chapter 3  RC Circuit Time Response
  • 3.1  Lab Exercise: RC Circuit Time Response
• Chapter 4  RLC Circuit Frequency Response
  • 4.1  Lab Exercise: RLC Circuit Frequency Response
• Chapter 5  Diode Bridge Circuit
  • 5.1  Analyzing the Diode Bridge Circuit
  • 5.2  Lab Exercise: Diode Bridge Circuit
• Chapter 6  Digital Electronics and the Blinker Circuit
  • 6.1  Digital Electronics Introduction
  • 6.2  The 555 Timer Chip
  • 6.3  Blink Circuit Analysis
  • 6.4  Soldering
  • 6.5  Lab Exercise: Digital Electronics and the Blinker Circuit
• Chapter 7  Wheatstone Bridges and Strain Gauges
  • 7.1  Wheatstone Bridge Circuites
  • 7.2  Strain Gauges
  • 7.3  Lab Exercise: Wheatstone Bridges and Strain Gauges