The mechatronics design process
Because mechatronics systems must integrate many different types of physical and digital firmware, processes, and personnel to create a successful end product, they present major design and production challenges. Designing and producing a mechatronics system requires a well-orchestrated effort by many people across a wide variety of job roles and functions—from industrial design to PCB layout to control logic design to production planning.
Although mechatronics systems differ, they all share six basic process elements that take an idea through design to production and ultimately into the marketplace.