Mechatronic Systems: Design, Performance and Applications

During the last decade, mechatronic systems have been found in many things and many experiences of our everyday lives. The word "e;mechatronics"e; was first used by the engineer Tetsuro Mori in Japan in 1969. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary area of study combining mechanics, electronics, computers and automation. A synergistic collaboration among these fields of science involves a high potential for accomplishments and achievements now accessible to a wide variety of engineers. Mechatronic Systems: Design, Performance and Applications is a source of the latest research and technical notes in mechatronics. This book is useful for students, researchers, and all readers interested in this topic.