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Mechatronics
Mechatronics, which is also called

mechatronic engineering, is a
multidisciplinary branch of
engineering that focuses on the
engineering of both electricaland
mechanical systems, and also
includes a combination of robotics,
electronics, computer,
telecommunications, systems,
control, and productengineering.As
technology advances over time,
various subfields of engineering
have succeeded in both adapting
and multiplying. The intention of
mechatronics is to produce a design
solution that unifies each of these
various subfields. Originally, the field
of mechatronics was intended to be
nothing more than a combination of
mechanics and electronics, hence
the name being a portmanteau of
mechanics and
electrical; however, as the
complexity
of technical systems continued to
evolve, the definition had been
broadened to include more technical
areas.
The word mechatronics originated in

Japanese-Englishand was created
by Tetsuro Mori, an engineer of
YaskawaElectric Corporation. The
wordmechatronics was registered as
trademarkby the company in Japan
with the registration number of "46-
32714" in 1971. However, the
company later released the right to
use the word to public, whereupon
the word began being used across
the world. Nowadays, the word is
translated into many languages and
is considered an essential term for
industry.
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".
Many people treat mechatronics

asa modern buzzword
synonymous with automation,
roboticsand electromechanical
engineering.[3][4]
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 Japanesecompany Yaskawain
1969. An industrial robotis a prime
example of a mechatronics system;
it includes aspects of electronics,
mechanics, and computing to do its
day-to-dayjobs.
Engineeringcyberneticsdeals with
the question of control
engineering of
mechatronic systems. It is used to
control or regulate such a system
(see control theory). Through
collaboration, the mechatronic
modules perform the production
goals and inherit flexible and agile
manufacturing properties in the
production scheme. Modern
production equipment consists of
mechatronic modules that are
integrated according to a control
architecture. The most known
architectures involve hierarchy,
polyarchy, heterarchy, and hybrid.
The methods for achieving a
technical effect are described by
control algorithms, which might or
might not utilize formalmethodsin
their design. Hybrid
systemsimportant to mechatronics
include production systems,
synergy drives, planetary
exploration rovers, automotive
subsystems such as anti-lock
braking systemsand spin-assist,
and everyday equipment such as
autofocus cameras, video, hard
disks, and CD players.
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 speciality 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.
Variant of the field

An emerging variant of this field is
biomechatronics, whose purpose is
to
integrate mechanical parts with a
human being, usually in the form of
removable gadgets such as an
exoskeleton. This is the "real-life"
version of cyberware.
Another variant that we can

consider is Motion control for
Advanced Mechatronics, which
presently is recognized as a key
technology in mechatronics. The
robustness of motion control will be
represented as a function of
stiffness and a basis for practical
realization. Target of motion is
parameterized by control stiffness
which could be variable according to
the task reference. However, the
system
robustness of motion always
requires very high stiffness in the
controller.
Avionicsis also considered a variant

of mechatronics as it combines
several fields such as electronicsand
telecom with Aerospace
engineering.
References
1. Mechanical and Mechatronics
Engineering. "Mechatronics
Engineering" . Future undergraduate
students. University of Waterloo.
Retrieved 21 November2019.
2. Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics
andInterdisciplinaryStudiesTUL.
"Mechatronics(Bc.,Ing.,PhD.)" .
Retrieved 15 April2011.
3. "Electromechanical/Mechatronics
Technology" Archived 2014-05-
16attheWaybackMachine.lcti.org
4. Lawrence J. Kamm (1996).
Understanding Electro-Mechanical
Engineering: An Introduction to
Mechatronics.JohnWiley&Sons.IS
BN978-0-7803-1031-5.
5. ″MotionControlandAdvanced
Mechatronics″.
6. Bradley, David; Russell, David;
Ferguson, Ian (March 2015). "The
InternetofThings-Thefutureorthe
endofmechatronics".Mechatronics.
27: 57–74.
doi:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.02
.005 . hdl:10059/1355 .
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Mechatronics

Mechatronics, which is also called

The word mechatronics originated in

French standard NF E 01-010 gives

Many people treat mechatronics

Variant of the ﬁeld

Another variant that we can

Avionicsis also considered a variant

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