Revealing The MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS For Mechatronics!
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0:00 Intro
0:40 1. Data Structures and Algorithms
3:53 2. Logic Gates and Electrical Circuits
5:36 3. Signals and Systems + Control Systems
8:12 4. Mechanical Design, 3D Modelling, CAD, Sketching etc.
9:24 5. Embedded Systems Engineering
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I think that you are viewing Mechatronics from the perspective of an embedded controller or a CompSi guy. I was a Controls Engineer, predominantly for Saturn and later on for GM. Outside of the GM world, I did work for Nissan, Ford, Chrysler. As well as non-automotive work for startups, field service, and commissioning. Currently retired, but working with a covy of Mechanical Engineers on upgrading the PLC in a drill rig destined for Antarctica.
So I am going to approach this as a PLC/robotics/process controls/startup guy. So I'm not going to say that you are wrong, just that you are missing a huge chunk of what is done out there.
1) Data structures / Algorithms.
Most of my programming was limited to learning the programming software for a given PLC or robot. The only time I had to mess around with C and C++ was for that startup company that made systems for automated warehousing. That was it. And never did I need to learn anything about data structures outside of the programming methods used by a given PLC.
So did I or any of my contemporaries need to learn data structures or algorithms? Did any of us learn C or C++ for our job? Don't be absurd, of course not.
2) Logic gates and electrical circuits.
Logic gates on the other hand come in *very* handy for PLC programmers. Here's a site that shows the correlation between logic gates and PLC ladder logic programming: instrumentationtools.com/plc-logic-functions/
But there is much more to PLC programming than this. You rarely see programs made up of just logic gates.
Understanding electrical circuits (the ones that will kill you and not just the sub 24VDC world) is extremely helpful, so much so that it is usually a coin toss as to what the background of your friendly Controls Engineer is. Mine is as an electrician. About a third of your automotive "Controls Engineers" (or "Manufacturing Controls Engineers" as GM puts it) are repurposed electricians. In a GM factory downtime can be somewhere along the lines of $15,000 per minute. Being an electrician means that you tend to look at a problem from the tail end (the malfunctioning device) back into the PLC and not the other way around. And you tend to get along with the grizzly old maintenance workers because that's pretty much what you are.
3) Signals and Systems Controls.
You are not going to need much more than the basics when it comes to electronics and "signals" (I saw a basic example of a PID controller, and yes, it would be good to understand these). you will need to fully understand the process, and in Paint shops this means flow, temperature, pressure, thermal, speed and timing, and anything/everything else. Paint shops (my specialty I suppose) is the worst. My best advice is to avoid them.
And no offense, but you keep buzzwording "robots". You really need to define what type of robot you are talking about. For factory floor operations, it's going to be a standard robot such as a Fanac, ABB, Motoman, etc. And for the most part, what you will need to know about these will be very specific, and hopefully included in the manual. As sub-categories you have welding robots, paint robots, and material handling robots to name a few. The current big thing is "Co-bots" that work alongside a human in a peaceful and friendly manner typically depicted at the beginning of every robot uprising movie ever made.
4) 3D modelling.
It's a "nice to have". Most Control Engineers don't bother. We put some toolmakers (machinists) out of work at Goodman by replacing their $200-a-pop machined part with a $0.25 3D printed one. My involvement was that I was the one who owned the 3D printer.
5) Embedded Systems
So these guys are the natural enemies of the poor bastard who is tasked to keep things running in the plant (and let's be clear, there are any number of folks who aid in the resumption of production during a breakdown, but there is only one guy who is going to get his butt chewed. That would be the Controls Engineer). So there is no way that any Controls guy is going to want to see a "closed source" piece of hardware installed on their floor. Why would he or she?
A few actual examples:
1) Early on at Saturn a young engineer was convinced by a company that specialized in embedded systems that were programmed in Forth to use their gear for all of the HVAC systems at Saturn. Once installed, the young engineer quit and went to work for the company. Saturn not to be blackmailed simply had the Carrier guys run the systems manually. For 30 years...
2) We had to install a certain specific brake fluid boiling point tester (rumor has it that it was made by a retired GM engineer who had buddies in upper management). It would lock up a couple times a week. Enough to be really annoying, but not quite enough to kick it to the curb. For what it is worth, I believe that it used a 8052 microcontroller chip for its CPU.
3) The laser VIN tag etcher was sold to a Process Engineer / Project Manager who took the project on, had it installed, and agreed to the terms of the German company without ever bouncing it off of the Controls group. Then the German group reneged on the terms of their support (or more likely, GM got tired of paying them) and bailed. Chuck came running to us and insisted that we take it over. Nope. To the best of my knowledge it did get kicked to the curb.
4) AGVs. Take your pick, they all suck. They either wander off, stall for no apparent reason (and are controlled by triggering SQL and/or live editing your database). The Creform AGVs reminded me of those droids in the Star Wars movie that made cheerful noises while randomly wandering around the floor with no apparent purpose.
The one thing in common with all of this is that the embedded guy is going to be off in Cancun with Ted while you get dragged out of bed to get the darn thing running again. And to add insult to injury, having to write a report and/or stick around for the dayshift management to chew your ass out.
Like I said, natural enemies. Run 'em over if you get the chance.
Conclusion.
There are a couple of "must haves" when it comes to programming experience and that would be (please sit down first), Visual Basic 6 (for older Fanuc robots equipped with the old versions of Paintworks). And for the newer Fanuc robots, VB Express. And of all things, Microsoft Excel. I kid you not, engineers 40 years younger than me insist on using this godawful mess as a programming platform. WTF? Okay, Gen Z'ers...
Otherwise, it's in the manuals. Hopefully.
So what about the brave new world of modern automation? You're going to find out rather quickly that there isn't much interest in modernizing equipment if it works. While there are jobs out there for embedded platform development, the vast majority of the jobs are going to be as a fairly well paid babysitter for miscreant robots and conveyor lines.
To illustrate my point of old hardware having a life of its own, here's a video of how Kimonos are made. Watch the first five seconds of the video and take note of what computer the lady in the video is loading her tape into. It's a Sharp MZ-80K2 *released in 1980*. It's still in use today. If you are a retro nerd like me, FF to @0:34 to see more of this glorious dinosaur.
So for those of you headed to the factories in the hopes of making a mark in this world, prepare to lose your soul.
Could i self-learn mechatronics? If yes, could you suggest a roadmap or a path to follow? Thanks
@@superalexforty9130 Sure! Most of us did back in the day, and I don't see that changing because it's still a job that doesn't get taught all that well in school. In school you typically will be exposed to ancient hardware, bespoke training platforms (that may or may not have an analog in automation), or worse yet, RUclips videos.
So I am going to answer for my form of a mechatronic system, that being the good old PLC. This is by far and away the most common device used in automation, and they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Other sources would have you learn electronics, which is very handy to know, but you will probably have a harder time finding a job and making the kind of money that you would in the PLC world.
For free, and nearly for free is "The Learning Pit" (canadu) and their LogixPro for $38 USD. They also have their ancient PLC-2 trainer for free. There is also theory, examples, and other resources there. And PLCS dot net is a place that is an absolute must.
And I must of forgot to include the video that I referenced in my previous post. It's a YT video titled "The process of making traditional Japanese clothing. A Japanese factory that produces kimono." and includes a Sharp MZ-80K2 computer that is still in use.
@@MrWaalkman thanks brother, I'll look into it. I have another question seeing that you have experience in this field. I'm trying to search a valuable work to go in, I'm padsioned about mechanics, electronics and something about computer science, the fact is that I want to find my work enjoying, but you said if I wanna do something remarkable to change job because this job will take your soul, so, what job would you suggest in this field where I can make big changes? A job that is in the mechanical/electrical/computer science field. Thanks in advance
@@superalexforty9130 You're welcome of course. :)
If you work for an integrator such as Kasa Industrial Controls (a company that I used to work for), they will keep you hopping around the country/world doing startups. If this is your thing, you will be in seventh heaven. Until your S.O. informs you that they are tired of it, and they are moving on. When I was single I had a lot of fun hopping all over the place. Once I was married, well, things changed.
Not necessarily earth-shaking, but plenty of variety.
If you have military experience, getting in with groups such as NAVFAC (Naval Facilities) can be a nice gig. They hire mostly former military and you (might) end up living in some interesting places. As one couple did it in Okinawa, she would go out to sea (she was a PhD, and developed things that you could shoot people with - I presume). Her husband's job was to kayak around the island while she was away and look pretty. :) How you get a job like that (either one I suppose, but I would prefer to be out to sea rather than kayaking) I have no idea. Becoming a PhD seems a bit extreme, but I know a few.
Becoming a PhD will get you opportunities that I have no experience in. But I have friends who have gone that route. I really don't know.
You can go the startup route, which I did for a small company that made storage racks and had autonomous robots (in the form of pallets) go into the racks and store and retrieve items. It was a fun gig, but COVID struck and it ended there. There is a risk with these types of jobs because they tend to be run from a shoestring. But it was fun while it lasted, all sorts of design and prototyping, and it even took me to South Africa for a week. :)
You just have to be at the right place at the right time. And usually these jobs will end once the project is complete.
If you are young enough, there are internships - something that GM does pretty well. You will get some experience. But more importantly, you will get a chance to decide if that's the company for you.
So for me, the really fun jobs were temporary gigs (a year or two) that always eventually ended. It was a case of being in the right place at the right time, and being in a position where I could "run off to the circus" whenever I liked. :)
Best of luck!
Next Halloween I’m going to dress as a microcontroller because they’re scary af
Lol🤣
LOL 🤣 this comment made my day
😂😂😂😂😂
Dress up as a PLC. Even scarier...
They look like a new species of spiders 😂
As a Graduated Mechatronics engineer, I still found this video very useful and helpful to those who want to know how complex and diverse Mechatronics is.
Hello Sir.. I m a mechatronics bachelor student in India and i intend to study masters in mechatronics engineering in USA please will you suggest any university.. and also where did u done your mechatronics
im still in highschool and heavily interested in mechatronics, I have taught myself how to do C# through Unity so im confident with anything programming related,. How did you find the 'electrical engineering' part of it?
@@TheWeen344RUclips khan Academy
its versatile for sure
@@mohammedcampwala I am not living in the US, but there are a lot of good schools there, maybe Swiss is slightly more advanced but the main work is done by you, not the university, except for good funding :)
In addition to all of above, these are extremely important: Actuators (motors, servo & step; cylinders, pneumatics) and mechanism design (linkages, etc).
Coming into this content now it is EXTREMELY helpful. I’m self learning Mechatronics, Mechanical and Electrical engineering. And just knowing where to start ….well that’s a challenge in itself.
Yeah. I am glad that I am not the only one who is SELF-LEARNING mechanical and electrical engineering...
I am going to be an IBEW electrician but the union is slow. So wile I am waiting I am gaining a job placement and school program in mechatronics. The electrical classes are useful for both industries.
me too, I'm stuck on the self-learning electrical engineering aspect. Been going through a Udemy crash course on electrical circuits 101.
@@moofik haha i wish there was a community of people who self-learned! easier to relate to...
@@classyjohn1923 I used the same website for electrical courses. But I am going into the electrical industry not engineering. Small world.
As an millennial Mechanical/Software Engineer and having gone through so many of these courses it’s so nice to see how all this information is now available to anybody willing to learn it. It’s as how I imagined it as a kid where any everyone will be able to hack to some extent. Like that kid from terminator.
You did a great job of explaining the most common topics in the Mechatronics Engineering field. In my country 🇳🇬, we had a shot at these topics, combined with some very necessary topics such as vibrations, heat transfer and Materials science. A knowledge of PLCs and CNC part programming and G-codes was also necessary, especially for those Mechatronics engineers that want to focus on industrial Automation. In my view, there's no course as complex as Mechatronics, but it is a very exciting field if you can lay a serious foothold on it 😴
How can we connect, I need help.
I’m happy to recognize those topics , I’m currently studying mechatronics engineering at Mexicali and that’s exactly what i have learned in my University.
It would definitely be scary and very disappointing to find yhat your college courses are teaching you all the wrong things lol
Mechatronics is something which I wanted to do since I’m very passionate about it to serve this industry and here Quantum University is actually having teachers to teach well
Thank you very much, as a student who hasn't gone to university yet or actually tested out some of the hardware and software, I found this video very much encapsulating and informative of the many key aspects that can be found in Mechatronics.😄
I am a recently retired military guy. I worked with robots, UUV, AUVs and ROVs. Just started my mechatronics degree path. I appreciate your content dude!
Hi Oliver, thank you so much for compiling this list of resources and topics. I've been trying to learn basic electronics on my own (I have a math degree) because I want to make stuff. Will definitely work on the topics mentioned here!
Well, I have 4 out of the 5. Good tip on data structure and algorithms I never got taught it during my degree. However, I can see how it will be beneficial. My least favorite topic was control systems due to the incompetence of my teacher, but I used youtube to learn the important parts. Also, the best way to control a mechanism is to have an understanding of how it works. to gain an understanding of how something works you need to also know how to design it. Thus, mechanical design is extremely important for mechatronics without it we are just electronics/control. I for one applied myself to mechanical design and it has been extremely rewarding.
hey, mind sharing those youtube videos? i'm finding a similar problem. Thank you!!
Engineering mindset.
Engineering explained.
Etc
Very true
Most times the mechanical side is more essential, as the electronics is usually employed for the sole purpose of controlling mechanical systems.
It’s scary for me I’m very bad on math and science stuff but curious on this stuff is no way out of barriers but for your explanation I able to figure and plan out thank you a lot
Think of mathematics as a tool,. Mathematics doesn't necessarily needs to make sense by itself but when you apply it to engineering or physics to solve something it becomes clear. I use to hate Maths but now i have an Msc in Physics with electronics and telecommunication
Yes, it sounds scary, and yes, it was extremely helpful. My senior project as a mechanical engineering student is around 75% mechatronics and the only thing I confidently could say I can do from your “to do list” is CAD. Thank you so much for the step-by-step, I have a lot of learning to do, but that was just the guidance I needed to start out!
Glad it was helpful!
This is an amazing video. I am working a project and this video has everything I was looking for. Thank you Thank, thank you
Thank you for sharing all this information with us, Oliver. Very useful for beginners.
Glad it was helpful!
I liked your video, it gave me more info than the interview I had with the professor teaching the program
I am currently finishing up my finals for a variety of classes such as architecture, operating systems, and networks (I am majoring in compsci). And although I can recall a fair amount of concepts within each class the motivation to deep dive in these subjects was never there. You have definitely given me the motivation to finish strong. Summer projects here I come!
Sounds great! Would love to see what you make!
@@OliverFoote I have a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and i take Masters Classes on Advanced Mechatronics, I got a job already in an IT consulting firm and I work with a lot of different products from a lot of different suppliers and manufacturers (for example PLC-s from Siemens, Phoenix Contact and Bosch) also with actuators and sensors . From your point of view, is it worth to study the basics (that I'm already aplying with a bare minnimum of knowledge, also with my best friend ChatGPT help) beside my job or its ok to learn just from experience.
@@bogdanserban1339Is it possible you share your syllabus in that Advanced Mechatronics?
Thank you so much. I chose to do mechatronics next year in university and this helped a lot thank you
Thanks for the video! It's a very useful list I will be using! One thing about the video itself, that would be cool to be updated is having the topic name somewhere on the screen at all times . I noticed myself spacing out for a moment and then I got confused if you flipped to the next point or were still at the previous one. Thanks!
6:21 cool, my step dad is an EE for L3 Harris and does under water communication stuff. I saw he had a book on it and he has to travel sometimes to do his job.
i just finished my first semester of Mechatronics Engineering and my Mechatronics Fundamental's teacher did a horrible job teaching. she only told us to copy the circuit she had on her screen, and to buy these components, i never saw anything about logic gates, flip-flops, ADCs, DACs, impedence, etc. and talking with classmates in second semester, it appears that i need those topics to be very strong for second since they immediately use it in combinational systems or something like that, so i greatly greatly appreciate you for this video. I'm not as scared as i used to be - tho i am still a smidge petrified about how little I've seen, cheers mate
Superb recommendations, thank you!
Hi Oliver
Thank you for your explainings, I'm studing mecatronics master degree, I study by french language but I understood a lot of info
Thank you for the book suggestion. And the use full information.
you are such a genius for posting this video, I'm a subscriber from now on; Thank you very much
Thanks, the video was really helpful and I can tell you I have got some useful information that will help me in learning embedded systems and programming.
As a beginner i find it challemging but i am stubborn i have that not giving up kind of mind. I think you did great for beginners like myself who barely know as much about mechatronics. I have taken your advice as well as took screenshots of the recommended books and other ways to learn about mechatronics.
Thanks buddy. Actually I started w/ microcontrollers and control systemes, It's time to go to the library and looking for those books and, of course, reading a hundred of pages.
Greetings from Mexico.
Amazing, everything explained exactly
Thank you, this video was super helpful
So, I know there is a plethora of information I haven't even skirted across, but this makes me feel like I can breathe a little better and go through the steps to learn! Thank you! I'm going to be getting those books and seeing what I can learn through them! Also, all the links you provided, I'll be checking those out, too! I love Khan Academy! I have learned so much through them, too!
Thank you for this insight man!😀
Thanks, really helpful.
Thanks for sharing all of that information man , ur a successful person go ahead and wish u all the best and luck in ur life 🎀🌸🙏🏻
How is it you always make that one video that i exactly needed xD
Very informative as usual ! Thanks alot and keep up the good work ❤️
I can read your mind lol. Also thanks!
@@OliverFoote I agree. I was on the lookout for skills to build and then your video popped up in recommended.
Thank you so much detailing mechatronic major subjects.
Do you think I can self learn at home? By following the mentioned subjects in your video?
This video was VERY helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Can you make a video on the roadmap of learning mechatronics for a newbie. I'm a third year mechie and I want to go into mechatronics field. This video was so helpful.
Loved this. Thanks man
I’m thinking of signing up at local community college for electrical mechanical engineering (it’s also called mechatronics)…. I took this program in high school my first year and liked it. Sadly I moved and had to onto a different high school where it was not offered and I did not remember what the program was called until I looked back at old school assignments from the 9th grade.
This is excellent content ("data structure is as useful as it sounds"-a simplified version "how to effectively organize data" should be taught in highschools).
Also, your spectacles are pretty funny/cartoon-ish (in a good way).😂
Very helpful, thank you
thank you iar was very clear and helpful
I love this video...very insightful!! :)
Hey Oliver I am going into my senior year of highschool and Mechatronics has peaked my interest for my future, out of everything in this video the only thing I have a little bit of understanding/experience with is electrical circuits as I took physics last year and we did a unit on it. Any recommendations on how much of this I should try and grasp a concept on on my own and how much of this I would learn just through college. Also do you think I will be alright as I am not familiar with just about all of the topics mentioned in this video, like do I have time still to try and learn or am I behind
All of it. College / University courses aren't going to be enough by themselves to make you a master engineer. If you want to stand out you need to be reading, learning and doing engineering in your own time. Depending on your level, the level of the book and how much free time you have you should be aiming for around 3 books a month (you can easily read more than that but it's about understanding the concepts in them that takes time).
If you're going from high-school then I'd recommend you read some books on general engineering practise, as well as design practise. Mastering the very basics is invaluable.
Awesome, thank you!!
You got a new subscriber. Very helpful.
Awesome video and very informative. I watched most of your videos and loving it. Mechatronics student from Germany.
Awesome! Thank you!
Solid advice thank you
As a mechatronic engineer...
Not once did I use data structures and algorithms in the career, lol.
The process for creating the control systems was pretty standard, programming them is super easy when you got the equations down.
Also it might be because I focused much more on the mechanical design so I didn't go too deep on that.
It depends on the control system. Simple PID yes, but for adaptive control this doesn't stay true for very long. For those wondering there are entire fields dedicated to different kind of control en sensor processing methods.
I was mechanical and used DS&A in my electrical electives, especially the FPGA stuff. But yeah my controls classes never did anything complicated enough to need it.
@@someonespotatohmm9513 well. the most advanced thing I saw on control semester was models using internal model control (IMC) plus waves damping.
Perhaps after that you do use it but...I don't see how creating an internal model requires algorithms...
@@mattmurphy7030 well...yeah...I guess you are right
@@alessandromorelli5866 Oke, yea internal models don't. I guess I should have been more specific and pointed to nonlinear optimization like dynamic programing and model predictive control. Or cases where you need to use iterative optimization algorithms in general because there is no analytical solution.
Same for path planning problems.
Nice information Oliver.I am an Indian student and I have opted for mechatronics and automation for my bachelor's degree
In which College?
@@mrabbot-iit1908 vit chennai
Thanks! A great video.
Hi Olvier foote! i have a question about mechatronics. What do you think about the course Bachelor of Engineering Technology/Bachelor of science Industrial Technology in Mechatronics Technology? Like job employment, and how does it differ to Mechatronics Engineering. Looking up for information about this specific course is hard and i was wondering if you can give me some useful infos/insights about this specific course! Thank you :)
btw im a freshman from Philippines taking Bachelor of Engineering Technology major in Mechatronics Technology
Fluid mechanics, pneumatics, neural network, engineering drawings SolidWorks AutoCAD, and many more.
Thx man subbed 👍
Thank you for the tips 👍
Any time!
Good job man !
Damn, the only other person that I have heard mentioning the Tiva-C boards. But you are recommending the actual way to work with a TIVAC (nice), I actually used Energia, which is a sort of Arduino hack made to interface with the hardware in an easier way. Did not learn how to properly use the buff ass microcontroller, but it sure made it easier to program Tetris on it (although it ran like garbage)
This is great! Keep it up
Nice video, thanks :)
Playing with arduino and cpp is fun , nice info , thank you
I am really interested in physics, and want to major in it but want to have an engineering background as well. After all the research, mechatronics engineering is looking interesting to me. Do you think double majoring in physics and mechatronics would be a good idea?
Also do you think I will fit into mechatronics, as I am a really theoretical person and have zero experience in electronics ,robotics. Zero practical knowledge.
I think it would be really hard. Engineering Physics is a great middle ground between lots of physics and mechatronics style work. Honestly a lot of EngPhys people are really good with robotics because they cover a lot of similar topics. And everyone thinks they are the smartest people on campus
Whats a good list of masters after taking mechatronics?
Do you think you can do videos explaining mechatronics from the foundation?
Bro, I almost died from how terrifying this is
Intimating yes but video was helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a lot.
Me, a 16 years old nerd who's taking notes, gathering some resources and thinks that he's a hotshot the new Ironman. At least I'll make sure to major in engineering.
Hey Oliver is c# also used?
The embedded systems part reminded me how i build from compnets a microconroller and programmed it for a photovore robot befre i foubd out about arduinos lol.
Hey, I'm going to be starting my Mechatronics bachelor's soon and was hoping for some advices and tips especially for someone with no prior knowledge to programming/software and for someone like me who's basically walking in blind to discover and learn. Would really appreciate some feedback and yeah happy new years
@Efficiency Highlights Warsaw University of Technology in Poland
Hello Oliver!!! First of all,i love your videos they are really informative! I just want to ask a question, now I have completed my high school and am on a summer break,and I am going to take Mechatronics engineering technology as my major! So, can you tell me what should I work on in this break?
I would work on learning a bit of coding, and working with some kind of microcontroller like an arduino
Your recommended topics only included Electronics part! Will the Mechanical topics be covered in the next video?
Tell everything I need to know to be mechatronic engineer
What do we think about additive manufacturing? Is it a necessity, unnecessary, or just really nice to know?
Absolutely invaluable for prototyping and developing your portfolio. Any serious engineering student should have access to 3D printers, know how to use them, and put them to work.
WOW I LIKE THIS VIDEO! IT GIVES ME WHAT I NEED TO CARE !!!
You are helpful 👍
I'm an electromechanical engineer and the missing control theory, digital systems, signals and MCU courses were kinda swapped for a focus in CAD and CAE, which are my specialties. I was still interested in messing with funny lights and buttons so I got myself a good Arduino kit and it was 100% worth it.
That being said, I still feel guilty about being an "Arduino baby". Is there a comprehensive learning MCU kit that you'd reccommend?
Preferably something that is fairly versatile and useful, though I recognize that each machine or project might require a different chip.
Based on my experience , arduino is a very versatile enough to do everywhere , if u're up to into the iot probs just trying into esp32 / esp8266 , if u want more into the embedded my first aproach after arduino is stm32 , if u want more into a high spec device there is raspi and many sbc out there.
I just want to know if there is way to turn a regular desktop into a microcontroller for servo and leds. To run the code from like a shell script. It just seems we break everything down to building our own circuit boards but then we our held to arduinos and rpi4s. Why can't we modify a gamer pc's motherboard as a robot microcontroller? We should be able to skip the arduino ide and write the code straight from the shell script. This would allow my robot to have direct access to the gamer pc's graphic cards. This is relevant in machine learning. I know people always have the statement of rpi4 or portenta would do it until they say that little board can't do all of that on that little board. It just seems the real way is to modify a motherboard of desktop. Then, the robot that needs to process 60 microcontrollers and computer vision and self-balancing accelerometers and a cognitive machine learning rendering ability could have a chance with actual graphic cards of a gamer pc. This just seems like it should done off the motherboard of a desktop and the code written from the computer's actual shell script. The guy in the video seems like he has the understanding of computer science to know what I am saying.
Wow Man!.....always waiting for your interesting videos.
- Mechatronics student
Hey, thanks!
Thanks . Bro
I wonder if chatGTP could formulate summarized specific instructions and code for you to setup and use any specific microcontroller based on what you want to accomplish, i.e. provide to chatGTP:
Sensor types and input output parameters
And other variables you wish to control, etc.
Maybe chatGTP could one day even tell you a work around for when a sensor isn't compatible with the microcontroller
Im currently doing mechatronic engineering with honours. I’ve used chatgpt for microcontrollers and unfortunately it isn’t too good on the coding side. It outputs code that doesn’t work, pretty much every time. But It’s good for getting an idea on how you could write the code.
This is way overestimating how chatgpt works and what it'll be able to do. It doesn't know how to code like that.
what are the subjects that I must choose in my IGCSEs in order to do mechatronics...should I do chemistry? 😶
Great video!
11:08 what does the thing do? I'm curious
Great!!! I have 3 months until the start of my bachelors degree of mechatronics? Would you suggest where should i start from?
Learn some coding
Can you do chemical engineering next
I am not super good in maths like physics chemistry and other subject and I want to study mechatronics please what advice there should you give me
Take a look at online tinkering and microcomputers. As well as reading all the textbooks I've mentioned, you can start with more basic ones to get an understanding of physics and math.
I’m a 2nd year mechatronics student, which books in this list do you think are the most important for me rn?
Data structures
Bro I'm a average student of mechatronics engineering my college said to do an intern could please give a solution for this online or offline internship
All of that (except algorithms and data structures, which I'd argue is not mechatronics-related) is taught in microelectronic engineering too.
That sounds like a very school-specific program
I need to learn how to add practical (ie. real world approach) protection circuits for microcontroller I/O. What book or RUclips video would you recommend?
Application notes from datasheets
no kinematics of machinery?
İt's soo helpful i will olways watch u ✨
I'm so glad!
lovely video .....highly inspirational for robogeeks like me
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful 🥰👍
Glad it was helpful!
Does mechatronics pay well with an associates degree
Hey just a question maybe you could answer it the school I’m planning to attend isn’t a credited school but if I pursue a masters in mechatronics later on from a credited school could I get my pe
I wouldn't recommend this. 4-5 years of an engineering undergrad can be extremely mentally challenging and a lot of people once they are done their undergrad don't want to continue with more school. So I would try to get that accreditation early on, so you're not forcing yourself into 6-7 years of school.
Hello it would be great if you made a video on the current situation in Alberta about the government reducing funding to universities and if I should still consider going to UAlberta engineering
OOF, another one bites the dust, I'll look into it
@@OliverFoote yes please, I just got my acceptance letter from UAlberta :)