Development of mechatronics course in the School of MechanicalEngineering at Georgia Tech

摘要

As the field and applications of mechatronics grows, engineeringeducation must grow with it to meet the changing needs of students andindustry. How to teach mechatronics continues to be an open area fordiscussion. The subject remains broad, encompassing, and continuallychanging. The paper focuses on the structure and growth of themechatronics course in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering atGeorgia Tech. The goal is to provide students with a fun, hands-on,challenging, and timely education in mechatronics. An overview of thecourse and the laboratory experiences is presented. Student projects areincluded to highlight the topics tackled in the course. The changestaking place to expand and improve the course are discussed. Also, adiscussion of future topics for mechatronics education ispresented