Intro to Mechatronics - lecture by Professor Vikram Kapila, New York University Mechatronics Defined Mechatronics: Working Definition for us Product Realization Paradigm Disciplinary Foundations of Mechatronics Multi-/Cross-/Inter-Disciplinary Sequential/Concurrent Product Realization Mechatronics-based Product Realization Mechatronic Design Process

Mechatronics engineering at University of Michigan - USA 413B Climate & Space Research Building 2455 Hayward St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Traditional rigid robotic grippers are widely used in industry, but gentle and adaptive manipulation is limited. Scientists [1, 2] found the bioinspired way to create multi-degree-of-freedom soft actuators with appropriate sensory capabilities. Authors produced soft mechatronic fingers using embedded 3D printing and use integrated ionogel soft sensors.

Mechatronics engineering at North Carolina State University - USA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Box 7911 NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7911 USA

Learning how to build a robot is a long way. It is the way by mechanics, electronics and programming. Such a mechatronics project is associated with problems such as stiffness (mechanics), overvoltage (electronics) or bug (software). Of course, if something is wrong, we always say 'it's not a bug, it's a feature', but finally a robot has to start working properly.

In many areas robots are better than us. They are more precise, great at computations and can work without interruption in continuous mode. Their advantages are used in many industry areas, but mechatronic projects can be also a bit crazy, but very interesting scientifically and technically. An example of such an application is billard cue stick.

A biomimetics hand could transform the lives of amputees worldwide, and help them to regain independence and control in their everyday lives. The bionic hand should be designed to handle almost anything that you need to do during an average day. It is like eating meals and carrying bags, opening doors, switching on lights and typing. Achieving such opportunities requires the use of biomimetics and mechatronic systems.

Do you get up in the morning and don't feel like making breakfast? One of the solutions is food delivery service, which leaves your takeout order outside of your front door. Other solution is a private chef who is responsible for shopping for food, menu planning, preparing and cooking meals for you. But if you love mechatronics systems, your solution is a mechatronic kitchen. It allows you to save time, free up your day from routine cooking, plan and adapt your menu according to different diets and lifestyles.

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand 0800 61 62 63 for student enquiries from within New Zealand +64 9 373 7513 for student enquiries from outside New Zealand +64 9 373 7999 for telephone receptionists +64 9 373 7599 and the appropriate extension

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Southern Denmark - Denmark Mads Clausen Institute University of Southern Denmark Alsion 2 DK-6400 Sønderborg Phone: +45 6550 1690 Fax: +45 6550 1635

Mechatronics engineering at Motlow College Motlow State Community College P.O. Box 8500 Lynchburg, TN 37352-8500 Mr. Fred Rascoe Director of Career Readiness (931) 668-7010 frascoe@mscc.edu McMinnville Center 165

Mechatronics engineering at Qatar University كلية الهندسة - جامعة قطر Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Doha, Katar +97444034100

Do you think that gear mechanisms, which intermesh and rotate, are solely man-made? You were right until the research results were published . Scientists from the University of Cambridge revealed functioning biomechanical gears for the first time in the flightless planthopper insect Issus. The gears are used in ballistic jumping movements of the insect.

Mechatronics engineering at SASTRA University (Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy) - India Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy SASTRA University, Thanjavur - 613 401 Tamilnadu, India Phone : 91 4362 304118, 264101 - 108 Fax : 91 4362 264120, 264126 email : pugazhenthi@mech.sastra.edu

Affecting the nervous system, Parkinson's disease can cause limbs to tremor. Living with this disease can make everyday activities such as eating and drinking incredibly difficult. A new mechatronic spoon Liftware made just for people with Parkinson’s and other tremor-causing conditions can help stabilize tremors.

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Siegen - Germany Mechatronics Office: Ms. Kristina Borchert University of Siegen Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Institute of Automatic Control Engineering (RST) Hölderlinstrasse 3 D-57068 Siegen (Germany) Tel. +49 271 740 2922 Fax +49 271 740 4382 e-mail: mechatronics@uni-siegen.de Office hours: 8 am - 12 am

Mechatronics engineering at Middle Tennessee State University - USA Department of Engineering Technology Middle Tennessee State University MTSU Box 19 1301 East Main Street Murfreesboro, TN 37132  etdept@mtsu.edu 615-898-2776

We are increasingly accustomed to using e-books and each book is now released in a digital version too. Progressive digitization of the world around us causes the demand for devices to enable the digitization of paper books, official documents, and notes. However, the conventional technology can not meet the demands for ease-of-use and high-speed book digitization. Ishikawa Oku Laboratory at the University of Tokyo works on a solution.

  Mechatronics engineering at the Aachen University - Germany Goethestraße 1 52064 Aachen Dekan: Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Benner Prodekan: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. K.-P. Kämper Sekretariat: M. Berndt-Wahn / S. Thull Tel: +49/0241/6009-52510 FAX: +49/0241/6009-52681 eMail: dekanat(at)maschbau.fh-aachen.de

Lumipen is the projection mapping system developed by the Ishikawa Oku Laboratory at the University of Tokyo . It can track moving objects and it keeps them in the center of the screen continuously. Also, this mechatronic camera system can project images onto a moving object.

 Mechatronics engineering at the Karabük University Karabük University Demir-Çelik Kampüsü Engineering Faculty Balıklarkayası Mevkii 78050 KARABUK / TURKEY

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses an electronic interface to remotely control or steer cockroaches. Alper Bozkurt , an assistant professor of electrical engineering at NC State, says “Our aim was to determine whether we could create a wireless biological interface with cockroaches, which are robust and able to infiltrate small spaces”.

Image stabilization is very important during filming in challenging conditions, such as a helicopter flight. Gyro stabilized camera mechatronic system allows to eliminate adverse picture motion during panning, tilting and rolling so that recorded video is smooth. These systems are of a high bandwidth design and rely on complex electronic sensors, actuators and motors to correct the base motion from affecting the camera. All of the systems utilize the electronic control servo loops, are extremely fast acting (high bandwidth).

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Twente - Netherlands University of Twente Drienerlolaan 5 7522 NB Enschede (NL) +31 (0)53 489 5489 study@utwente.nl

Mechatronics engineering at Kongu Engineering College - India Kongu Engineering College Perundurai, Erode-638 052, Tamilnadu, India Phone : 04294 - 220583 Fax : 04294 - 220087 E-mail : principal@kongu.ac.in

Mechatronics engineering at SRM University (எஸ்ஆர்எம் யுனிவர்சிடி) - India Head Office Address: 3 Veerasamy Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033. Phone: +91-44-2474 2836, +91-44-2474 7231, +91-44-2489 2621, +91-44-2489 3688 Fax: +91-44-2474 8925

Mechatronics is the synergistic blend of mechanics, electronics, and computer science. This book is concerned with applications of mechatronic systems in various fields, like robotics, medical and assistive technology, human-machine interaction, unmanned vehicles, manufacturing, and education.

In a Harvard robotics laboratory, inspired by the biology of a fly, robotic insect RoboBee achieves vertical takeoff, hovering, and steering. It is the world's smallest flying robotic insect and it has taken 12 years to get the robot into the air. The work was led by researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.

Mechatronics engineering at Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation - Malaysia UCTI Technology Park Malaysia Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: + 603 - 8996 1000 Fax: + 603 - 8996 1001 Email: info@ucti.edu.my

Mechatronics engineering at California Polytechnic State University - USA Mechanical Engineering Dept. Building 13, Room 254 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Phone: 805-756-1334 Fax: 805-756-1137 Email: me-dept@calpoly.edu

Mechatronics engineering at Manipal University (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, ಮಣಿಪಾಲ್ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಆಫ್ ಹೈಯರ್ ಎಜುಕೇಶನ್ ) - India Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal-Udupi District Karnataka-576104 Phone: 91-820-2571060, 91-820-2925522 (Office) Fax: 91-820-2571071 Email: office.mit@manipal.edu

Mechatronics engineering at the University of New South Wales - Australia School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The University of New South Wales Gate 14, Barker Street Kensington, Sydney Australia General Enquiries Telephone: (+61 2) 9385 4093 Facsimilie: (+61 2) 9663 1222 Email: mech@unsw.edu.au

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Newcastle - Australia Professor Mark Jones Head, School of Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment ES Building - ES408 University of Newcastle University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Telephone: +61 2 4921 6197 Facsimile: +61 2 4921 6946 Email: eng@newcastle.edu.au

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Sydney - Australia School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Building J07, Maze Crescent, Darlington Campus, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Tel. 93512341 Fax 93517060 E-mail: aeromech.enquiries@sydney.edu.au

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - Australia phone: +61 2 9514 2666 fax: +61 2 9514 7803 e-mail: feit@uts.edu.au Level 4 (CB02.04.16) Building 2 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Wollongong (UOW) - Australia Postal Address: University of Wollongong NSW, 2522 Australia Telephone: From Australia: (02) 4221 3555 International: +61 2 4221 3555

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Melbourne - Australia Telephone +61 3 8344 6748 Fax +61 3 8344 4290 Postal Address Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia

Mechatronics engineering at Monash University - Australia Faculty of Engineering Building 72, Clayton campus Monash University,VIC 3800 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 3 9905 3404 Fax: +61 3 9905 3409 Email: engineering.enquiries@monash.edu

Mechatronics engineering at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) - Australia RMIT University GPO Box 2476 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia Phone +61 3 9925 2000 E-mail: study@rmit.edu.au

Mechatronics engineering at Swinburne University of Technology - Australia 50 Melba Avenue, Lilydale VIC 3140, Australia +61 3 9214 8000

Mechatronics engineering at Queensland University of Technology - Australia 2 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia +61 7 3138 2000 Email: askqut@qut.edu.au Phone: +61 7 3138 2000

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Queensland - Australia The University of Queensland QLD 4072, Australia (07) 3365 1111

Mechatronics engineering at Curtin University - Australia Kent St Bentley WA 6102, Australia (08) 9266 9266

Mechatronics engineering at University of Western Australia (UWA) - Australia The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, Perth Western Australia 6009 Phone (+61 8) 6488 3061 Email: enquiries-ecm@uwa.edu.au

Mechatronics engineering at Edith Cowan University (ECU) - Australia 270 Joondalup Drive Joondalup WA 6027 Australia Telephone Within Australia: 134 ECU (134 328) Outside Australia: (61 8) 6304 0000 E-mail: enquiries@ecu.edu.au

Mechatronics engineering at the University of Adelaide - Australia North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, Australia Phone: (08) 8303 4455

Have you ever wondered how the meat is processed? Automation technology effectively addresses to the global meat industry to increase yield from raw materials and eliminate waste. Automation equipment allow to enhance labour efficiency, reduce staff training requirements, eliminate many physically demanding tasks from the processing chain and improve product quality. One of the main problems is product variability.

The book presents an excellent overview of the recent developments in the different areas of Robotics, Automation and Control. Through its 24 chapters, this book presents topics related to control and robot design; it also introduces new mathematical tools and techniques devoted to improve the system modeling and control. An important point is the use of rational agents and heuristic techniques to cope with the computational complexity required for controlling complex systems. Through this book, we also find navigation and vision algorithms, automatic handwritten comprehension and speech recognition systems that will be included in the next generation of productive systems developed by man.

Numerous books have already been published specializing in one of the well known areas that comprise Mechatronics: mechanical engineering, electronic control and systems. The goal of this book is to collect state-of-the-art contributions that discuss recent developments which show a more coherent synergistic integration between the mentioned areas. The book is divided in three sections. The first section, divided into five chapters, deals with Automatic Control and Artificial Intelligence. The second section discusses Robotics and Vision with six chapters, and the third section considers Other Applications and Theory with two chapters.

Pinsetter was originally a person who manually reset bowling pins to their correct position, collects fallen pins, and returned bowling balls to players. Now, a pinsetter is a fully automated mechatronic system.

A Moulded Interconnect Device (MID) is a single construction unit, that consists of circuit traces embedded onto moulded thermoplastics to form electrical pathways and landings for surface mount components. Compared to 2-dimensional printed circuit boards or a flexible circuit wrap, MID technology offers a greater freedom of design and a miniaturization of electronic components (by reducing the number of required parts). As a result, weight and fitting space can be effectively reduced.

Kinetiq Teaching is a system to teach a robot by hand-guiding its arm through required trajectory. It was shown at the conference Automate 2013, that the system makes automated arc welding intuitive to welders and machinists and it enables them to easily set welding parameters with no in-depth knowledge of programming. This technology is actually under final stage of development.

The CRD 3-40 is the mechatronic system that enables to crack a combination lock by exploiting. It was built by Ross Aiken as the class group project for ECE453 - Embedded Microprocessor System Design at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

An automated car parking system is a mechatronic system designed to transport and park cars automatically. The first semi-automated parking system was used in Paris, France in 1905 at the Garage Rue de Ponthieu (the car was transported to selected level using an internal elevator and the vehicle was parked by attendants). An automated storage and retrieval system for cars is a solution to cities' parking problems, such as the space wasting in a multi-story parking.

The underwater walking robot named Crabster CR200 is developed by researchers at the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) . The task of the Crabster CR200 is to inspect the seabed structure and shipwrecks off the coast of Korea Peninsula. This summer the robot will explore wrecks despite the powerful surge of tidal current.

Veebot is a mechatronic venipuncture system that automatically finds a patient’s vein, inserts the needle, and performs a procedure. The goal of venipuncture process automation is to reduce errors and decrease venipuncture times. This saves hospitals and clinics money, reduces the risk of injury to practitioners, and improves comfort and care for patients.

6-axis industrial robots are commonly used in the manufacturing industry due to their flexibility, powerful programming software, payload capacities ranging from 5kg up to 1000kg and accuracy to 0.1mm or better. Here is a basic breakdown of how a standard 6-axis robot works. The way it rotates, how it is programmed, and the different types of tooling and grippers.

How a Car Engine Works infographic designed by Jacob O'Neal shows principle of operation of one of the most amazing machines we use on a daily basis. See the common layout of an engine: a four-stroke engine (also known as four-cycle), engine configurations, basic systems and elements that a gas engine needs to function (fuel injectors, air, oil, electrical and cooling systems). All elements are custom, from the Blender 3D models Jacob made to the resulting animated flat layout.

Autonomous Self-Reconfigurable Locomotive Robot: designed and built by Muhammad Hasan Shariq for BEng Mechanical Engineering Honours Project (2009-2010) at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus.

Theodorus Gerardus Jozef "Theo" Jansen is a Dutch artist. Theo Jansen 's mechanism (named strandbeest - "beach animal") allows to perform walking motion. The advantage is that the required power of the engine used in the mechanism, must be sufficient to transfer only the legs (not transported elements). He invented that in 1991.

Do you sort M&Ms or Skittles by colour before eating them?  For example, eat all the yellow ones first, then the red ones, then the blue and so on. Brian Egenriether, an electrical engineer, decided to make a small machine that looked like an appliance, which could perform these tasks automatically. This mechatronics project took him about 5 weekends to make. The use of the machine is very simple: pour Skittles or M&Ms into it, push a button and have candies sorted. Let us look at the construction.

There are various applications of mechatronic solutions. One of them is an art. Korean media artist group JônPaSang made something special for Hyundai Motor Group pavilion at 2012 Yeosu EXPO exhibition. The whole project started on 1st March and finished on 30th April. It was only 2 months to make such a large project but as Yang Sookyun said,

A Ballbot (botball) is a mobile robot designed to balance itself on a single ball, both while in motion or staying in a place. We can say, that it is a "single wheel vehicle". The main characteristics of this kind of robots is that there’s one sole contact point to the ground. This means that the robot is inherently unstable. It’s like when you try to stand on a ball.

Your dream partner: is faithful, doesn't complain, is always efficient, is always in the mood for sex, is never tired, fulfills all the desires (sexual as well), is discreet and will tell nothing to anyone about it? Slowly these fantasies turn into reality.

Each novice designer may have a problem with obtaining 3D CAD models for their projects. Preparing models on your own is time consuming and often unnecessary. To save your time when choosing the components, check if the distributor or manufacturer does not offer on their websites available ready-made 3D CAD models to download. By downloading models directly from the manufacturer we can have a greater chance that the model reproduces 100% of the actual product. 

Mechatronics definition Mechatronics is a synergistic combination of precision engineering, electronic control and mechanic systems. It is the science, that exists at the interface among the other five disciplines: mechanics, electronics, informatics, automation, robotics. It is one of the most dynamically developing fields of technology and science. The word 'mechatronics' appeared for the first time in Japan in 1969. mechatronics = mecha nics + elec tronics + computing