Mechatronic System Control Logic and Data Acquisition : the role of controls in mechatronics, the role of modeling in mechatronics design, signals and systems, state space analysis and system properties, response of dynamic systems, the root locus method, frequency response methods, kalman filters as dynamic system state observers, digital signal processing for mechatronic applications, control system design via h2 optimization, adaptive and nonlinear control design, neural networks and fuzzy systems, advanced control of an electrohydraulic axis, design optimization of mechatronic systems, motion control, real-time monitoring and control, micro mechatronics and micro electromechanical motion devices, introduction to computers and logic systems, digital logic concepts and combinational logic design, system interfaces, fault analysis in mechatronic systems, logic system design, control with embedded computers and programmable logic controllers, measurement techniques sensors and transducers, a/d and d/a conversion, signal conditioning, virtual instrumentation systems, software design and development, data recording and logging.