Concentration in Mechatronics Systems

Mechatronics Engineering is a modern discipline that transcends the boundaries between Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering. It is commonly defined as “the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering with electronics and intelligent computer control in the design and manufacturing of industrial products and processes". The evolution of this area is particularly a consequence of the tremendous growth in the area of Embedded Electronic Systems.

As the power of microcontrollers has improved dramatically even while they got smaller, it is becoming increasingly feasible to design products with embedded intelligence that gives them capabilities that were not possible before. The Faculty of the ECE Department, in close cooperation with the Mechanical Engineering department has designed an innovative world class Mechatronics program that offers a balance of Electrical, Software, and Mechanical content with a focus on Embedded Systems Design.

Required courses (Master’s)

EE486/487 Micropcontrollers and lab
E 552 Sensors and Actuators
E 579 Mechatronics Modeling
(Other courses may be substituted with permission of the advisor depending on prior preparation)

Remaining Courses selected (with advisors approval) from EE, ME/E, Math, and CSC Courses

A partial list of commonly accepted Courses:
EE486/487: Microcontrollers and lab
EE 564/565 Hardware Description Languages – VHDL and lab
EE 568/569 Computer Networks and lab
EE 586 Advanced Microprocessors
EE 577/579 Embedded Systems and lab
EE 580 Computer Architecture
EE 588 Digital Signal Processing I
EE 590 Digital Signal Processing II
EE592 Digital Image Processing
EE 562 Random Variables and Random Processes
EE 574 Pattern Recognition
EE554 Fuzzy Systems Theory & Applications
E 579 Mechatronics Modeling
E 552 Sensors and Actuators
EE 557 Vehicular Electrical Power Systems
E 596 Advanced Topics in Engineering
EE 594 Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering
EE 558 Advanced Electronics
EE 466 Electromagnetics II
EE 470 Controls II
EE 474 Communications II
EE 490 Radiation and Antennas
EE 560 CAD in Integrated Circuits
EE 584 Electromagnetic Compatibility
EE 559 Electronics Manufacturing
EE 510 Network Security
EE 557 Vehicular Electrical Power Systems
CSC 542 Automata Theory
CSC 547 Systems Programming
CSC 548 Artificial Intelligence
EE 549 Graduate Seminar in ECE