DESIGN OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS - AN INTEGRATED INTERDEPARTMENTAL CURRICULUM

Some early steps in the development of an inter-disciplinary Mechatron ics curriculum at the Ohio State University are described. More specif ically, this paper reports on the mid-course results of an undergradua te curriculum development grant funded by the National Science Foundat ion(double dagger) Division of Undergraduate Education, and managed by the authors of this paper. The aim of the grant is to foster the deve lopment of an inter-departmental, inter-disciplinary curriculum in Mec hatronics. The specific effort described in this paper represents only a part of the educational and research activities in the field of ele ctro-mechanical systems at the Ohio State University.