Getting a hold on mechatronics
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Aerospace Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics |
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ME Magazine Features |
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Reference - Article/Document |
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| Author(s): |
Steven Ashley |
| Description: | Feature article in ME Magazine, May 1997. It begins: " A blend of mechanics and electronics, mechatronics has come to mean the synergistic use of precision engineering, control theory, computer science, and sensor and actuator technology to design improved products and processes." |
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| Keywords: | mechatronics |
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Excerpt from article ""Mechatronics is really nothing but good design practice," said Masayoshi Tomizuka, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. "The basic idea is to apply new controls to extract new levels of performance from a mechanical device." It means using modern, cost-effective technology to improve product and process performance and flexibility. In many cases, the application of computer and controls technology yields a design solution that is more elegant than the purely mechanical approach. By having a good idea of what can be done using other than mechanical means, design freedom increases and results improve, according to Tomizuka, who is also editor-in-chief of the quarterly IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics jointly published by the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and ASME." |
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Medium |
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Very low |
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| Publication Date: | June 2007 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bjfurman/courses/ME106/ME106pdf/ME_may97 |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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