CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE BOOK
UNIT I. MECHATRONICS
TEXT 1. MECHATRONICS AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SYSTEM DESIGN
TEXT 2. MECHATRONICS – “WHAT IS IT, WHY, AND HOW?”
TEXT 3. HOW ROBOTS WORK
UNIT II. FUNDAMENTALS OF THEORETICAL MODELLING OF TECHNICAL PROCESSES
TEXT 1. FROM MECHANICAL TO MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS
TEXT 2. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MODELLING
TEXT 3. THE FUTURE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
UNIT III. MECHANICAL ELEMENTS AND ADVANCED CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
TEXT 1. MECHANICAL ELEMENTS, ELECTRICAL DRIVES
TEXT 2. MACHINES AND ADVANCED CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
TEXT 3. WHAT IS AN ULTRASONIC MOTOR?
UNIT IV. SENSORS, ACTUATORS, MEASURING SYSTEMS AND PROPERTIES
TEXT 1. HISTORY OF PIEZOELECTRICITY
TEXT 2. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
TEXT 3. UNCONVENTIONAL ACTUATORS
SOURCES
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