School/Faculty/Institute	Graduate School
Course Code	MECH 503
Course Title in English	Sensors Drive Systems and Automation with Microcontrollers
Course Title in Turkish	Mikrodenetleyici Tabanlı Otomasyon Sistemleri
Language of Instruction	EN
Type of Course	Select
Level of Course	Select
Semester
Contact Hours per Week	Lecture: 2 Recitation: Lab: 2 Other:
Estimated Student Workload	188 hours per semester
Number of Credits	7.5 ECTS
Grading Mode	Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Expected Prior Knowledge	Basic knowledge on programming
Registration Restrictions	Only Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective	To learn and practice microcontroller based control systems, which include input means such as sensors as well as actuators to drive such as motors
Course Description	This course focuses on the practical design and applications of microcontroller based systems. The main topics covered in the course are: sensors, drive systems and system conditions, driver hardware and software; operation principles and selection of electric motors and motor drivers according to performance; data communication, protocols, wireless communication and sensor networks; design, programming and implementation of microcontroller systems.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to: 1) describe various sensors and actuators used in a microprocessor based system, 2) distinguish electric motors and apply necessary hw/sw drivers to use them, 3) recognize and utilize the communication protocols, 4) understand non-functional constraints on microcontroller based systems, 5) analyze power, energy, and timing costs of a microcontroller based system, 6) design a microcontroller based system achieving the given constraints.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)		H
2)		H
3)		H
4)		H
5)		N
6)		N
7)		S
8)		S
9)		N
10)		H

Prepared by and Date	TUBA AYHAN ,
Course Coordinator	TUBA AYHAN
Semester
Name of Instructor	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TUBA AYHAN

Course Contents

Hafta	Konu
1)	Microcontrollers and microcontroller based system design principles
2)	Sensors and Signal Conditioning
3)	Sensors and Signal Conditioning
4)	Actuators
5)	Electric motors and drivers
6)	Programming Microcontrollers
7)	Using I/O with Microcontrollers
8)	Interrupt driven I/O
9)	Data processing and motor driving
10)	Serial communication standards
11)	Communication protocols
12)	Functional and non-functional constraints
13)	Application: microcontroller based system design
14)	Application: microcontroller based system design
15)	Final Examination Period
16)	Final Examination Period

Required/Recommended Readings	List of readings and indication whether they are required or recommended. Required: W. Bolton, Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 6th edition, Pearson, 2015 Chapter 8: Stepper Motors in C. W. de Silva, Sensors and Actuators - Engineering System Instrumentation, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2016 Recommended: C. W. de Silva, Sensors and Actuators - Engineering System Instrumentation, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2016
Teaching Methods	Flipped Classroom, lecturing, project-based learning, problem-based learning, laboratory work.
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods	Assessment Tools Count Weight Projeler 1 % 100 TOTAL % 100
Course Administration

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Ders Saati	14	2	3	2	98
Proje	1	85	2	3	90
Total Workload					188
Total Workload/25					7.5
ECTS					7.5