• Mechatronics

    Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of science that includes a combination of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering and Control Engineering. The term "Mechatronics" is the blend of Mechanics and Electronics. It is a design process to create more functional and adaptable products. The word "mechatronics" originated in Japanese-English and was created by Tetsuro Mori, an engineer of Yaskawa Electric Corporation. Also many people treat mechatronics as electromechanical engineering.

    Course Structure

    Mechatronics course structure is base on the following-

    1.Mechanical engineering
    2.Material science
    3.Electrical engineering
    4.Computer engineering (software & hardware engineering)
    5.Computer science
    6.Systems and control engineering
    7.Optical engineering

    Application Fields

    Mechatronics application field
    1.Automation and robotics
    2.Sensing and control systems
    3.Mechatronics systems
    4.Automotive engineering
    5.Structural dynamic systems
    6.Expert systems
    7.Industrial goods
    8.Servo mechanics

    9.Machine vision

    10.Computer machine controls

    11.Transportation and vehicular systems
    12.Computer aided and integrated manufacturing systems
    13.Microcontrollers / PLCs
    14.Engineering and manufacturing systems
    15.Packaging
    16.Consumer products
    17.Medical mechatronics, medical imaging systems
    18.Computer aided design
    19.M&E Engineering
    20.Mobile apps

    Why Mechatronics?

    Mechatronics has been popular in Japan and Europe for many years but has been slow to gain industrial and academic acceptance as a field and practice in Great Britain and the United States. Previously, machine and product design has been the domain of mechanical engineers. The prime role of mechatronics is one of initiation and integration throughout the entire design process, with the mechatronics engineer as the leader. Industry needs mechatronics engineers to continue to rapidly develop innovative products with performance, quality and low cost. However, mechatronics has now become very demanding subject.
    Aerial Euler diagram from RPI's website describes the s fields that make up Mechatronics

    Source: Wikipedia and other online articles.

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