Innovative communications oriented design projects in mechatronics courses

Author

Ume, Charles ; Timmerman, M.

Author_Institution

George W. Woodruff Sch. of Mech. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

38

Issue

3

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

223

Lastpage

229

Abstract

Microprocessors are fast becoming essential components for the design of communication oriented products. The design of such products is illustrated by projects drawn from microprocessor design courses taught at the George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. The courses´ emphasis is on an integrated, multidisciplinary, concurrent design philosophy: group oriented working and communication skills; independent investigations of new material; and a viewpoint of practical, hands-on instruction. The projects emphasize a concurrent design philosophy where hardware and software design are simultaneously developed. The projects also emphasize low-cost components and user-friendly interfaces suitable for consumer product design

Keywords

CAD; computer aided instruction; concurrent engineering; educational courses; engineering education; mechanical engineering computing; mechatronics; microcomputer applications; USA; communication skills; communications oriented design projects; concurrent design philosophy; consumer product design; group oriented working; hardware; instruction; low-cost components; mechanical engineering; mechatronics courses; microprocessors; software; user-friendly interfaces; Consumer electronics; Consumer products; Design engineering; Hardware; Mechanical engineering; Mechatronics; Microprocessors; Product design; Software design; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.406498

Filename

406498