CSE 5355. ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SENSORS. 3 Hours.
Applications of electronics and microcontrollers to the control of electromechanical systems. Topics include driving brushless motors (including stepper motors), brushed permanent magnet motors, and other mechanical actuators; the use of the sensors including IMU, LIDAR, RADAR, GPS, capacitive/inductive sensing, laser distance, thermocouples, strain, pressure, optical encoders, and Hall devices; and control applications. Course includes significant laboratory content and a project with extensive hardware and software requirements. Prerequisite: CSE 3323 and one of the following: CSE 3442 or CSE 5400, or consent of instructor.