Mechatronics: Mechatronics, Also Called Mechatronics Engineering, Is An
Mechatronics: Mechatronics, Also Called Mechatronics Engineering, Is An
Mechatronics: Mechatronics, Also Called Mechatronics Engineering, Is An
The word mechatronics originated in Japanese-English and was created by Tetsuro Mori, an engineer of
Yaskawa Electric Corporation. The word mechatronics was registered as trademark by the company in
Japan with the registration number of "46-32714" in 1971. The company later released the right to use the
word to the public, and the word began being used globally. Currently the word is translated into many
languages and is considered an essential term for advanced automated industry.[3]
Many people treat mechatronics as a modern buzzword synonymous with automation, robotics and
electromechanical engineering.[4]
French standard NF E 01-010 gives the following definition: "approach aiming at the synergistic
integration of mechanics, electronics, control theory, and computer science within product design and
manufacturing, in order to improve and/or optimize its functionality".[5]
Contents
Description
Course structure
Applications
Physical implementations
Variant of the field
Internet of things
See also
References
Sources
Further reading
External links
Description
A mechatronics engineer unites the principles
of mechanics, electronics, and computing to
generate a simpler, more economical and
reliable system.
The term "mechatronics" was
coined by Tetsuro Mori, the senior engineer of
the Japanese company Yaskawa in 1969. An
industrial robot is a prime example of a
mechatronics system; it includes aspects of
electronics, mechanics, and computing to do
its day-to-day jobs.
Course structure
Mechatronics students take courses in various fields:
Engineering Mathematics
Mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering
Electronics engineering
Electrical engineering
Computer engineering (software & hardware engineering)
Computer science
Systems engineering
Control engineering
Robotics
Project Management
Applications
Machine vision
Automation and robotics
Servo-mechanics
Sensing and control systems
Automotive engineering, automotive equipment in the
design of subsystems such as anti-lock braking systems
Building automation / Home automation
Computer-machine controls, such as computer driven
Applied mechatronics
machines like CNC milling machines, CNC waterjets,
and CNC plasma cutters
Expert systems
Industrial goods
Consumer products
Mechatronics systems
Medical mechatronics, medical imaging systems
Structural dynamic systems
Transportation and vehicular systems
Mechatronics as the new language of the automobile
Computer aided and integrated manufacturing systems
Computer-aided design
Engineering and manufacturing systems
Packaging
Microcontrollers / PLCs
Microprocessors
Biomechatronics
Physical implementations
Mechanical modeling calls for modeling and simulating physical complex phenomena in the scope of a
multi-scale and multi-physical approach. This implies to implement and to manage modeling and
optimization methods and tools, which are integrated in a systemic approach.
The specialty is aimed for
students in mechanics who want to open their mind to systems engineering, and able to integrate different
physics or technologies, as well as students in mechatronics who want to increase their knowledge in
optimization and multidisciplinary simulation techniques.
The specialty educates students in robust and/or
optimized conception methods for structures or many technological systems, and to the main modeling and
simulation tools used in R&D. Special courses are also proposed for original applications (multi-materials
composites, innovating transducers and actuators, integrated systems, …) to prepare the students to the
coming breakthrough in the domains covering the materials and the systems.
For some mechatronic
systems, the main issue is no longer how to implement a control system, but how to implement actuators.
Within the mechatronic field, mainly two technologies are used to produce movement/motion.
Avionics is also considered a variant of mechatronics as it combines several fields such as electronics and
telecom with Aerospace engineering.
Internet of things
The Internet of things (IoT) is the inter-networking of physical devices, embedded with electronics,
software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable these objects to collect and exchange
data.
IoT and mechatronics are complementary. Many of the smart components associated with the Internet of
Things will be essentially mechatronic. The development of the IoT is forcing mechatronics engineers,
designers, practitioners and educators to research the ways in which mechatronic systems and components
are perceived, designed and manufactured. This allows them to face up to new issues such as data security,
machine ethics and the human-machine interface.[7]
See also
Cybernetics
Control theory
Ecomechatronics
Electromechanics
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering technology
Robotics
Systems engineering
Biomechatronics
References
1. Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. "Mechatronics Engineering" (https://uwaterloo.c
a/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/future-undergraduate-students/mechatronics-engin
eering). Future undergraduate students. University of Waterloo. Retrieved 21 November
2019.
2. Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies TUL. "Mechatronics (Bc.,
Ing., PhD.)" (http://mechatronics.tul.cz). Retrieved 15 April 2011.
3. Msc. Mechatronics and Automation Engineering, University of Strathclyde Glasgow,
Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
4. Lawrence J. Kamm (1996). Understanding Electro-Mechanical Engineering: An Introduction
to Mechatronics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7803-1031-5.
5. Bolton, W. Mechatronics. Pearson, 6th edition, 2015. ISBN 9781292076683
6. ″Motion Control and Advanced Mechatronics″ (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?ar
number=491410).
7. Bradley, David; Russell, David; Ferguson, Ian (March 2015). "The Internet of Things-The
future or the end of mechatronics". Mechatronics. 27: 57–74.
doi:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.02.005 (https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.mechatronics.2015.0
2.005). hdl:10059/1355 (https://hdl.handle.net/10059%2F1355).
Sources
Bradley, Dawson et al., Mechatronics, Electronics in products and processes, Chapman and
Hall Verlag, London, 1991.
Karnopp, Dean C., Donald L. Margolis, Ronald C. Rosenberg, System Dynamics: Modeling
and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems, 4th Edition, Wiley, 2006. ISBN 0-471-70965-4
Bestselling system dynamics book using bond graph approach.
Cetinkunt, Sabri, Mechatronics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007 ISBN 9780471479871
James J. Nutaro (2010). Building software for simulation: theory and algorithms, with
applications in C++. Wiley.
Zhang, Jianhua . Mechatronics and Automation Engineering. Proceedings of the
International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (ICMAE2016).
Xiamen, China, 2016.
Further reading
Bishop, Robert H., Mechatronics: an introduction (https://books.google.com/books?id=CTfQ
PQRooMgC). CRC Press, 2006.
De Silva, Clarence W., Mechatronics: an integrated approach (https://books.google.com/boo
ks?id=CjB2ygeR95cC). CRC Press, 2005
Onwubolu, Godfrey C., Mechatronics: principles and applications (https://books.google.com/
books?id=bgK8kCMpD_YC). Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
Rankers, Adrian M., Machine Dynamics in Mechatronic Systems (http://www.mechatronics-a
cademy.nl/Machine%20Dynamics%20in%20Mechatronic%20Systems%20-%20Adrian%20
M.%20Rankers.pdf). University Twente, 1997
External links
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. (http://www.ieee-asme-mechatronics.org/)
Mechatronics Journal (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/933/d
escription) – Elsevier
mechatronic applications and realisation (http://www.cedrat.com/en/publications/categories/
device-systems/systems/mechatronics.html) List of publications concerning examples
Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Mechatronics, Informatics and Control Group (MICG) (h
ttp://www.imeche.org/get-involved/special-interest-groups/mechatronics-informatics-and-con
trol-group)
NF E 01-010 2008 – AFNOR (French standard NF E 01-010 (http://www.thesame-innovatio
n.com/Publi/Fichier/NF%20E%2001-010_draft_translation.pdf))
XP E 01-013 2009 – AFNOR (French standard NF E 01-013)