Definition of Mechatronics
Leading mechatronic engineering academics across Australia have agreed on the following more formal definition for future revisions of the Engineers Australia competency standards:
Mechatronic Engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with the research, design, implementation and maintenance of intelligent engineered products and processes enabled by the integration of mechanical, electronic, computer, and software engineering technologies. Specific expertise areas can include:
Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Avionics Computer Hardware and Systems Control Systems
Data Communications and Networks
Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms
Electromagnetic Energy Conversion
Electronics
Embedded & Real-time Systems
Fluid Power and other Actuation Devices
Human-Machine Interface Engineering and Ergonomics
Industrial Automation
Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors
Mechanical Design and Material Selection
Mechatronic Design and System Integration
Modelling and Simulation
Motion Control
Power Electronics
Process Management, Scheduling, Optimization, and Control
Process Plant and Manufacturing Systems
Robotics
Signal Processing
Smart Infrastructure
Software Engineering
Systems Engineering
Thermofluids