Reinventing Mechatronics: Developing Future Directions for Mechatronics

Yan, Xiu-Tian; Bradley, David; Russell, David; Moore, Philip

This book presents the latest research on mechatronic systems engineering. By bringing together the most important papers from the 2018 Mechatronics Forum Conference ‘Reinventing Mechatronics,’ it outlines key trends in research and applications that will define mechatronics for the next 50 years.

Mechatronics was established as an engineering discipline over 50 years ago, as the integration of electronics and information technology with mechanical design. Given major technological advances and the growth of systems-level concepts such as Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things, along with Cloud Technologies and Big Data, it’s now high time to reconsider the role of mechatronics, particularly within engineering design. Past and ongoing technological changes are impacting how systems are designed and configured in ways that could never have been envisaged when the field of mechatronics was first introduced.  

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2020-01-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030291303

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29131-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 186