Mechatronics Engineering

• It is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the engineering of both electrical and mechanical systems.
• The field of mechatronics was intended to be nothing more than a combination of mechanics and electronics.
• A mechatronics engineer unites the principles of mechanics, electronics, and computing to generate a simpler, more economical and reliable system.
• Mechatronics is an industry buzzword synonymous with robotics and electromechanical engineering. Robotics, control systems, and electro-mechanical systems fall under mechatronics. Like mechanics, robotics, or production
• The word mechatronics originated in Japanese-English and was created by Tetsuro Mori, an engineer of Yaskawa Electric Corporation.

 

Why Mechatronics Engineering

• It contributes to the development of new technologies, automation, good practices in the industry, innovation of processes, products and systems. It also opens the way to specializations in several important fields such as medicine, aeronautics, chemistry and information technologies.
• An industrial robot is a prime example of a mechatronics system; it includes aspects of electronics, mechanics, and computing to do its day-to-day jobs.

 

Scope of Mechatronics Engineering

• There is immense scope for this course of mechatronics engineering in the present scenario.
• The main advantage after the completion of this course is that one can not only work in the field of mechatronics, but has equal opportunities in the other areas such as electrical, systems, computer engineering etc.
• This is a field which can be applied in many of the areas – 
  • Transportation and Vehicle Systems
  • Telecommunication and Data Communication Networks
  • Power Devices
  • Medical Mechatronics systems
  • Heavy Engineering and Manufacturing Systems
  • Energy Devices
  • Consumer Products
  • Computer Techniques in Medical, Bio imaging and Technology Systems
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Computer Aided and Integrated Manufacturing Devices and Systems
  • Biomedical Systems

 

Career Prospects

• Job opportunities in Electronics / Mechanics manufacturing industries,
• Strong demand for Mechatronics engineers in the field of designing, implementing and operating internet control of machines, autonomous robots and engine management systems.
  • Manufacturing Industry
  • Robotics
  • Aerospace
  • Industrial automation
  • Electronics
  • Defense
  • Bio medical system
  • Oil and Gas industry
  • Computer industry

 

APPLICATION OF MECHATRONICS

• Transportation
• Manufacturing and production engineering
• Medical and healthcare
• Modern office environment
• Household application
• Computer industry
• Civil engineering
• Space engineering
• Military purpose

 

Ground transportation:

In ground transportation in particular automobiles, trains, and automated transit systems use mechatronics devices. They include

1. Airbag deployment systems
2. Antilock braking systems(ABS)
3. Cruise control system
4. Active suspension system
5. Navigation
6. Control in intelligent vehicular highway systems(IVHS)

 

Manufacturing and production engineering:

• Use of Robots in Manufacturing and production

 

In medical and healthcare application,

Robotic technologies for example

• Surgery
• Rehabilitation(regain or improve neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished)
• Drug dispensing(intermediary drug)
• Various diagnostic probes

 

Military Applications:

• Bomb detection robot
• Surveillance vehicles
• Drones

 

Space application

• Mobile robots such as NANA’s mars exploration rover
• Space station robots
• Space vehicles are fundamentally mechatronics systems

Household application;

• Home security systems and robots
• Vacuum cleaners and robots
• Washers – dryers