The course is designed for the students of electronics. The course objective is to train students to creatively design processes of mechatronic systems. Students learn to identify the problem, design, develop and select the best strategy and concept using fundamental principles, corresponding analysis and experiments, if needed. Students then create modules for the best concept and integrate them in the system.

- student ability to personally go through the designing process of mechatronic systems through designing a specific device. - student ability to participate in defining and solving problems related to mechatronic system design in cooperation with engineers from related professions - student ability to make a selection of critical components in mechatronic systems - student ability to make a selection of suitable controller type - Special efforts are made in order for students to understand that in complex mechatronic systems, each aspect is equally important and that all modules of the system (mechanical part, electronics, programming,…) should operate adequately and reliably in order to preserve the system functionality as a whole.

During the course students learn: basic mechanical constructions and processes of mechatronic device design, to critically analyze existing solutions of mechatronic devices, and to learn to use electromechanical analogies in the mechatronic device analysis and design.

The basic principles of mechanical components are taught in the course, partially in the classroom and partially in the laboratory. Besides, basic electromechanical analogies are taught and applied in the analysis and synthesis of certain subassembly solutions in the mechatronic devices. Afterwards, existing solutions are critically analyzed with a special emphasis on weaknesses and improvement possibilities, selection of better mechanical solution, adequate sensor or actuator, better methods of control or all together. Students can choose two ways to pass the examination: - by making a prototype and – without making a prototype but with making a study for the proposed device solution. Students who make the device should take the colloquium 1. (up to 30 points), make the prototype and defend it (up to 70 points). Students who don’t want to make the prototype have to pass both colloquiums (30 points), do the study and defend it (up to 40 points). Passed examination is worth 100 points maximum.