The six papers in this special section focus on the use of advanced mechatronics in research and industrial applications. Mechatronics has evolved during the last few decades to become well recognized as a philosophy of design and an engineering discipline. It has emerged through the philosophy of concurrent design of mechanics, electronics, and computer of a system for an integrated and efficient approach to system design. Most universities nowadays offer a degree in mechatronics. This stems from the fact that as technology progresses, the traditional barriers between engineering disciplines are dimensioning. Mechatronics evolution went through many stages to reach its current advanced stage.

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客座社论研究和工业应用中的先进机电一体化

本节的六篇论文重点介绍了先进机电一体化在研究和工业应用中的使用。机电一体化在过去的几十年中已经发展成为公认的设计哲学和工程学科。它是通过机械，电子学和系统计算机的并发设计哲学而出现的，以实现集成，高效的系统设计方法。如今，大多数大学都提供机电一体化学位。这源于以下事实：随着技术的进步，工程学科之间的传统障碍正在不断扩大。机电一体化的发展经历了许多阶段，达到了目前的先进水平。