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Article: Reliable power is the key to mechatronics systems reliability.(Industrial Automation)
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- ECN-Electronic Component News
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Mechatronics is a relatively new field of complex systems design that encompasses the disciplines of physics, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, and computer engineering. A typical mechatronics system might incorporate the following elements:
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* Thermal, position, atmospheric, fluidic, and stress sensors;
* Stepper or variable frequency drive controllers and motors;
* Programmable logic controllers (PLCs), digital logic circuits, control, and monitoring computers;
* Proprietary software used for automation or process control and monitoring or modeling
* Mechanical and other systems ...