Mechatronic approach towards designing and implementing of control systems

The paper describes a mechatronic approach towards designing and implementing complex motion control systems. Stages of control systems and the tools used for each stage are described. Particular attention is paid to the virtual and physical stage of prototyping of control systems. Possible implementations of control systems are divided into two groups according to their applicability in either single applications or mass production. The paper attempts to present a unified approach towards the development of the process of designing control systems of both types. The approach proposed is presented with an example of the control of a flexible robot arm