DocumentCode
849403
Title
What is mechatronics?
Author
Auslander, David M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Volume
1
Issue
1
fYear
1996
fDate
3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
9
Abstract
With the explosively increasing cost/size-effectiveness of computers, mechatronic systems are becoming common in any engineering discipline dealing with the modulation of physical power. In this article, I attempt a definition of mechatronics that will allow for its differentiation as an identifiable field of engineering and then follow this direction to discuss some of the associated design philosophy. The definition draws on the centrality of computing in mechatronic systems.
Keywords
mechatronics; computing; design philosophy; mechatronics; physical power modulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1083-4435
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3516.491404
Filename
491404
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