Mechatronics and Control Systems

Module code: MEP55B19 · Semester: Semester 2

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

How it's assessed

Exam: 70% of the module. TCD doesn't list past papers for it.

Feedback control and mechatronics: sensors, actuators, signal conditioning and microprocessor control, with MATLAB/Simulink modelling and controller design.

Assessment	Weight
Written exam	70%
MATLAB/Simulink design assignments	15%
Lab report	15%

• The pass mark is 50% for MEP55B19 (MAI) and 40% for the Year 4 version, MEU44B19.

Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.

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No past papers for this module are listed on TCD’s past-papers pages. See How it's assessed above.

Topics

• Physical system modelling, transfer functions and block diagrams LO1
• Time response, transient specifications, steady-state error and stability LO2
• Bode and Nyquist frequency-domain analysis LO2
• Root locus and compensator design LO3
• PID design and tuning LO3
• Sensors, actuators, data acquisition and microprocessor control LO4, LO6
• MATLAB and Simulink simulation LO5

Learning outcomes (exam covers LO1–6)

1. Build mathematical models, block diagrams and transfer functions
2. Analyse transient, steady-state, stability and frequency response
3. Design controllers and compensators with root locus, frequency response and PID
4. Explain sensors, actuators, signal conditioning, data acquisition and microprocessor control
5. Model, simulate and validate control systems in MATLAB and Simulink
6. Evaluate practical issues: noise, sampling, saturation, safety, robustness

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.