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ER4200 Advanced Mechatronics Systems - University of Central Lancashire

Learning Outcome 1: Identify and apply a range of engineering solutions to Mechatronics systems

Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse practical aspects of sensor, actuators, and controllers

Learning Outcome 3: Apply advanced level knowledge and understanding of problems across a wide range of advanced Mechatronics systems

Learning Outcome 4: Apply critical understanding in the devise of an appropriate and effective strategy for processing data; virtual instrumentation and virtual simulation

System Background:
In the heavy steel industries, some sheet-metal production factories are using the hot-rolling as a forming process for reducing the thickness of the sheet to the standard thickness demanded by the market. The metal sheet runs through two rotating rigid (high-temperature-resistance) rolls, as shown in Fig. 1, which apply a compression load on the sheet metal in order to reduce its thickness and, correspondingly, increase its width.

Objectives:

So, your mini-project work can be accomplished by achieving the following points as a guide to design an integrated mechatronics system:

1. Design a mechanism to control the gap between the rolls (use free-hand sketch or CAD system). Select the suitable actuation system for the gap adjusting movement.

2. Select the appropriate motor for the main rotation motion of the roll (i.e., max. torque, rpm, ..etc) with its gear head that will provide the required power to the system based on the calculations of force analysis. Demonstrate the detailed design & assembly of main rotation motion elements (motor, bearing, coupling, roll) and the linear motion of adjusting the gap.

3. Select the most suitable sensor for monitoring the sheet metal thickness and to be used as a feedback signal to the control unit.

4. Model the proposed mechatronics system (get the mathematical/dynamic model, define the inputs/outputs for your control system)

5. Using Laplace Transform to model your system as block diagrams

6. Use multi-body dynamics simulation and control simulation tools for simulating the entire system, (Preferably, Simulink/Simscape).

7. Validate your idea/design by the simulation tools.

8. Propose the manufacturing processes and the practical implementation of your design.

For this task, you will need to address the following using referencing whenever required, as the following criteria will be used to evaluate the originality of your work:

1. Propose an upgrade to the mentioned above system using the minimum required components using the necessary mechanisms, Electronics, Computing, and Motor Drive to implement the mechatronic system in Figure (2).

2. Justify your choices for the required components by explaining the operational concept and why your choice fits the system requirements. Use all the necessary equations that describe your choice for:
- Mechanisms
- Electronics

- Computing
- Motor and Motor Drive

3. Provide the detailed design with force analysis of the proposed system.

4. Provide the complete schematic diagram of the system and its corresponding representation in the Simulink or Simscape model.

5. Consolidate your system model using the transfer function reduction technique and simulate the resulting function.

6. Please demonstrate the feasibility and practicability of your design over the traditional one.

7. How to implement the procedures of fault detection of your system

Attachment:- Advanced Mechatronics Systems.rar