With fully interactive products now the norm, mechanical-control circuitry has emerged as an integral part of embedded-system design. Although designers have since the early days of electronics used ...

Mechatronics is the interdisciplinary collaboration of power, electronics, and mechanical systems, including embedded software and hardware — or, more simply stated, the convergence of engineering ...

An electronics' manufacturer needs to develop a laptop drive in less than a year. Student engineers want to build an autonomous convoy. A system integrator must design a servo system to machine ...

Mechatronics is a design philosophy that emphasizesmultidisciplinary, model-based communication, collaboration,and integration from the start. Sustainabilityhas further challenged mechatronics to ...

Experienced packaging professionals know that buzzwords, like rock bands, can dramatically and rapidly rise and fall in popularity. Still, the noise of publicity can sometimes obscure a strong, ...

What does a mechanical engineer need to know about control theory? More than he did ten years ago. The same is true for electrical engineers and their understanding of mechanical dynamics. More and ...

Because of its high-tech aura, the term “mechatronics” lends itself to use, or misuse, as a marketing buzzword. Still, the lofty sounding concept is being used by automation suppliers and packagers to ...

The influence of global trends like electric mobility and the rising demand for consumer goods in emerging nations has made a lasting impact on technological developments by changing requirements for ...

The Aberdeen Group’s January 2008 benchmark report titled “System Design: New Product Development for Mechatronics” cites that the top challenge for companies’ mechatronic product development is the ...

Machine builders know that the old saying "time is money" has never been truer than it is today. Getting a machine to market faster ultimately translates into an improved bottom line. As a result, ...