ME 5245 — Mechatronic Systems

4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonOnlineOnlineTraditionalVideo Streaming

Covers integration of electronic/electrical engineering, computer technology, and control engineering with mechanical engineering to provide a self-contained, modern treatment of mixed systems along with their computer simulation and applications. Topics include mixed-systems integration; sensors, actuation systems; brief overview of dynamic systems modeling, response characterization, and closed-loop controllers; interfacing; data presentation systems and processes; microprocessors; real-time monitoring and control; and applications of mechatronic systems. The course also offers numerous MATLAB/Simulink examples of select mechatronic systems and devices along with open-ended design projects and assignments.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Spring 20242373897%0.5
Summer A 20241163053%14.0
Fall 20241123534%23.0
Spring 202513130103%0.0
Summer A 2025193030%21.0
Fall 20252324080%4.0
Spring 2026133100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 59% · T 34% · W 51% · Th 20% · F 0%

Common patterns: MW (39% of sections), T (22% of sections), async (19% of sections), MTWR (11% of sections), MR (9% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

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Spring

Summer A

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

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