EXCAVATOR CONTROL WITH HAND MOVEMENTS

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**Lesson Project - Mechtronics Engineering Design** **Project Overview:** The primary objective of this project is to comprehensively understand and design a system incorporating fundamental mechanical engineering concepts with electronics, aiming at creating a well-integrated device. **Background**: To achieve this complex integration, an essential knowledge base of both disciplines will be covered. The mechanical portion includes dynamics and thermodynamics fundamentals whereas the electronic side deals primarily with basic digital electronics principles as applied to circuit boards for processing signals. The purpose here is not solely mechanical or electronic, but a fusion of these principles leading towards intelligent products incorporating control elements. **Lesson Objective:** By project's completion, each team member must have mastered an understanding and effective execution in all critical areas involving mechtronics engineering such as integrating circuits for microcontroller control within various systems that combine motion sensors, motors with gears. Additionally, there is a need to successfully embed electronic elements with robust mechanical frames thereby culminating into practical and fully operational prototypes. **Assessment:** At project completion, each component should demonstrate a harmonious interaction where electronic signal processing complements the movement provided by mechtronics integration to show its value and purpose towards real-life automation devices. **Practical Guidelines:** * Team Selection. * Hardware List with suppliers info including parts and their cost, materials required. * Component Schematics Drawing with necessary annotations detailing electrical connection setup in detail along signal pathways and circuits for sensor inputs and microcontroller data transfer using cables for connections that can withstand physical loads during operations ensuring complete safety while maintaining a safe working condition by utilizing adequate grounding points as needed for all electronic equipment including any external wires routed correctly away from human accessibility. Note: The project will start on Monday morning. Design phase - week 1 to 2, Testing - weeks 3 to 4. Hardware component ordering deadline - end of Week-1. Mechatronics Engineering Design is more than the application and knowledge. It has evolved in response to an increase demand from real-world for better designed and operated systems where intelligent elements provide greater convenience by integration that ensures optimal efficiency in performance over their whole lifecycle while providing minimal need for future adjustments as well, considering potential costs during implementation phases including development efforts spent before system finalizes in market availability stage following necessary trials proving their reliability before mass manufacturing to reach all potential buyers seeking high quality at lower costs.