Mechatronics for Designers

11B0581

Bachelor

German, English

5.0

only summerterm

1 semester

Practicing Interaction Design means to design interactions between humans and machines. The development of interfaces used in this context is one of the core activities of Interaction Designers. This requires a profound understanding of physical principles of mechanics, and electronics.

• hands-on repetition of electrical and mechanical principles theoretical principles of analog and digital circuits, passive and active, and integrated components and its ad-hoc application in simple systems; to read and understand electrical schematics.
• introducing CAD, CAM and rapid prototyping fundamentals; executing practical exercises on the production of simple mechanical components.

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Project Report, medial

• Field work / Experimental work

The ungraded examination performance in the module is understood as the basis of the graded examination performance. The result is described in the project report and presented in a presentation. 

Graded examination performance

• Project report: approx. 15 pages, illustrative, photographic, filmic representations
• Presentation: 15 minutes

Ungraded examination performance

• Experimental work: approx. 3-month design work from the context of the course.

Basic knowledge in Computer Science and Design

Students will be able to read and understand simple electronic schematics. They may also read, understand and implement technical drawings; they are able to design and build simple mechatronic systems.

Students are able to transfer their existing design skills into the development of mechatronic objects and products.

Students are capable to integrate their mechanical and electrical understanding into the design and development of complex interactive systems.

Participants may produce simple mechatronic systems, working with various CAD, CAM, as well as rapid prototyping technologies.

The students independently check the quality of their prototype designs of mechatronic systems using suitable procedures.

Particularly within interdisciplinary collaboration contexts students are capable to verbally and visually communicate their ideas, concepts and results to different groups of recipients.

Students are able to design and build simple mechatronic systems, but also to perceive the limits of their own ability.

The module offers students the opportunity to specialize and, in particular, prepares them for further individual in-depth study and profile formation in the modules Self Inspired Project and Design Project in Context. 

• Media & Interaction Design B.A. (01.09.2024)

• Nehls, Johannes

• Nehls, Johannes

Born, Florian