What would be the closest major to mechatronic?
For starters I really enjoy using microcontrollers to control robotic parts and electronic components. I also enjoy designing very simple PCB boards to bring all the parts together. In my most recent project, I designed a flight controller from scratch including soldering the components and programming the board myself. I found that I enjoy control theory, and I like how PCB design allows me to combine both hardware with software so I can write programs to control all the components.
Right now, I’m deciding between Computer Science (CS) and Electrical Engineering (EE). EE would allow me to design more complex circuits and better understand each component at a physical level, including reading datasheets and working with low-level hardware systems. On the other hand, CS is also important because of algorithms, software design and programming skills.I enjoy mechatronics because I can see my code actually controlling physical components. For me, circuit design is a way to achieve it but I also enjoy designing the circuits as well.
Can anyone give me some advices/tips Thanks!!!