INTODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS

Course Information
TitleΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΟΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΗ / INTODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS
Code370
FacultyEngineering
SchoolMechanical Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorChristos Vlachokostas
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID20000393

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Mechanical Engineering

Registered students: 15
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
EnergyElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)955
Design and StructuresElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)955
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours4
Total Hours52
Class ID
600287840
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Ability to design control systems with the use of mechatronic components. Ability to model systems with the use of simulation software. Ability to design algorithms for controlling simple industrial processes and implement them on the available laboratory development platforms.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Design of Digital systems. Analog to Digital (ADC) and Digital to Analog (DAC) converters. Optical, Imaging, Induction, Magnetic, Inertia, Piezoelectric and strain gauge sensors. Mechatronic actuators: BLDC,PMSM DC and AC motors,stepper motors, hydraulic systems, solenoids. Introduction to Motor Control schemes. Introduction to C language. Introduction to programming and communication of Micro-controllers and Introduction to PLCs, enviroments LADDER, FBD. Design and control of mechatronic systems.
Keywords
Signal Digitization, Sensors, Actuators, Motor control, Microcontrollers, PLC
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures652.2✓✓
Laboratory Work250.8✓
Reading Assigment220.7✓
Written assigments351.2✓
Exams30.1✓
Total1505
Student Assessment
Description
Groups of laboratory optional exercises accounting for 40% of the final mark.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1.) Μηχατρονική, Bolton William, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε., 6η Έκδοση 2020, ISBN: 9789604188185 2.) Αντώνιος Γαστεράτος, "Μηχανοτρονικός Σχεδιασμός" Εκδ.: ΤΣΟΤΡΑΣ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΣ, Τόμος ΙΙ, Εκδ. 2η/2021, ISBN 102071948 3.) Εισαγωγή στη Μηχατρονική, Σταυρουλάκης Γεώργιος. ΤαΪρίδης Γεώργιος, ΚΑΛΛΙΠΟΣ Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις, ISBN: 9786182280850, ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο.
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις του μαθήματος από Χριστοφορίδη Δ.
Last Update
22-10-2025