... This article originally appeared in Volume 32 Number 3, 2012, Assembly Automation Outstanding reviewer Dr Hui Wang Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Originality/value – Keywords: Assembly, Control systems, Industrial robotics, Mechatronics, Modular assembly...

... (modules with embedded control). The purpose of this paper is to detail the particular developments within the IDEAS project, which include the first self re‐configuring system demonstration and a new mechatronic architecture. Design/methodology/approach The paper covers the development of a plug...

.... or for a Micromouse or Bilby, find the fastest path to the centre of the maze. With a need to relate closely between code and the movement of “real things”, the designer of software for mechatronics might often be at odds with the more general slaves of the byte-mill. IT students seem to be taught...

... Plate 1The Sonceboz Mechantronic stepper motor drive © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Mechatronics Mechatronic stepper motor drive Keyword: Mechatronics Mechatronic drives consist of mechanics for linear or rotational movement,stepper motor and electronics...

... simulation tools. The Schemebuilder object oriented methodology (Bracewell et al., 1995) can represent design knowledge and principles of interdisciplinary systems. This method has been implemented in a software tool Schemebuilder which is highly suited to mechatronic (Bradley, 1991) system design...

... inspection routine is presented hereafter (Bright and Mayor, 1997, 1998). The unit is a modular device that has been developed using established, cost‐effective, mechatronic principles. The design of the apparatus incorporates three unique, independent motion systems: the camera positioning system, the part...

...Jack Hollingum Mechatronics received close attention in October 1998, first at a day conference organized by the IEE looking at the Japanese experience, and then at a lecture on intelligent mechatronics. Japanese experience was looked at from the standpoint of Tom Salusbury, who had been Science...