Week 1 - The Mechatronics Engineering PDF

The Mechatronics Engineering Profession and its Role in the Society MexE 410 Codes, Standards and Professional Ethics for MExE Mechatronics The term was coined over 50 years ago, when engineer Tetsuro Mori combined the words "mechanical" and "electronic" to...

The Mechatronics Engineering Profession and its Role in the Society MexE 410 Codes, Standards and Professional Ethics for MExE Mechatronics The term was coined over 50 years ago, when engineer Tetsuro Mori combined the words "mechanical" and "electronic" to describe the electronic control systems that Yasakawa Electric Corp. was building for mechanical factory equipment. The word, mechatronics, is composed of “mecha” from mechanism and the “tronics” from electronics. In other words, technologies and developed products will be incorporating electronics more and more into mechanisms, intimately and organically, and making it impossible to tell where one ends and the other begins (Yasakawa trademark documents, 1969) Mechatronics Harashima, Tomizuka, and Fukada in 1996 provided an evolved definition of mechatronics is defined as the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering, with electronics and intelligent computer control. Most recent suggestion given by W. Bolton in 1999 is that a mechatronic system is not just a marriage of electrical and mechanical systems and is more than just a control system; it is a complete integration of all of them. Mechatronics (Bishop, 2002) not just a convenient structure for investigative studies by academicians; it is a way of life in modern engineering practice Mechatronics is generally recognized worldwide as a vibrant area of study Many engineering products of the last 25 years integrated mechanical, electrical, and computer systems, yet were designed by engineers that were never formally trained in mechatronics per se The number of new products being developed at the intersection of traditional disciplines of engineering, computer science, and the natural sciences is ever increasing. New developments in these traditional disciplines are being absorbed into mechatronics design at an ever increasing pace. Many in the field have adapted Kevin Craig's definition of mechatronics: where mechanical, electronic, control, and software engineering all meet. Bishop, R. H., 2002. THE MECHATRONICS HANDBOOK. Mechatronics Engineers (Specialists) Mechatronics specialists know both mechanical and electrical/electronic with computer systems—they speak both languages—so a mechatronics specialist can work with both mechanical and engineering teams. Mechatronics is an essential foundation for the expected growth in automation and manufacturing. Can be found in manufacturing, mining, aviation, robotics, defense, and transport. Mechatronic specialists may use the following job titles: Automotive Engineer Control System Engineer Data Logging Engineer Instrumentation Engineer Project Engineer Software Engineer Systems Engineer Service Engineer  WHAT IS INDUSTRY 4.0 The automation of manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology. A model where there is increased automation process, improved communication through connectivity and self monitoring, and production of smart machines that can analyze and diagnose issues without the necessity of human intervention (intelligence). Industrial Revolution ` Role of Mechatronics Engineering in Industry 4.0 The INDUSTRY 4.0 will bring the production entirely automated, where operators, machines, components and systems are Interconnected in real time and can communicate and collaborate. As the technology becomes more compelling, companies will need people with multidisciplinary skills who not only understand the hardware but the software that drives it too. Mechatronics engineers, therefore, will likely be in massive demand. The two sectors where the value-add of cross-disciplinary approaches is highest are the autonomous vehicle industry and in factory automation. (YETGIN & KURU, 2019) References Bishop, R. H., 2002. THE MECHATRONICS HANDBOOK. Austin, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin. Brown, A. S., 2011. Mechatronics and the Role of Engineers. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mechatronic, 2020. What Will the Next Decade Bring for Industry 4.0 Mechatronics?. [Online] Available at: https://www.mechatronic.co.uk/2020/01/15/what-will-the-next-decade- bring-for-industry-4-0-mechatronics/ YETGIN, H. & KURU, K., 2019. Transformation to Advanced Mechatronics Systems Within New Industrial Revolution: A Novel Framework in Automation of Everything (AoE). IEEE Access, Volume 7, pp. 41395-41415. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2907809 GreigRS. 2017. Mechatronics - Engineering the future. [Online] Available at: https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/mechatronics---engineering-the- future