The Science of Intelligent Machines
An International Journal



Mission and Scope

A journal of IFAC, the International Federation of Automatic Control

Welcome to Mechatronics: The Science of Intelligent Machines. Mechatronics is a refereed journal that publishes articles that report advances in the state-of-the-art in Mechatronics and Robotics. We welcome original submissions that report creative or innovative methodology and solutions with a synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and control systems of intelligent machines or robotic systems. Submitted manuscripts are expected to report experimental results obtained from laboratory or full-scale mechatronic apparatus. Some of the topics addressed in the published articles include:

Mechatronics: Modeling, identification and control of mechatronic systems; motion and vibration control; micro/nano systems and devices; automotive systems; biomedical mechatronic systems; and advanced manufacturing equipment and processes.

Robotics: Modeling, control, learning and system issues related to: autonomous vehicles and robots, marine, underwater, and aerial robots, legged robots, soft robots, field robots, industrial robots, medical robots; human-robot interaction; teleoperation; haptics; and multi-robot systems.

Types of papers

Regular Articles: Articles that describe original research of high quality in Mechatronics or in Robotics.

Review Articles: Contain a detailed survey of established or emerging topics of interest to the journal readership.

Robotics and Mechatronics Letters: Short manuscripts, no longer than seven printed journal pages, that report important time sensitive results in Robotics or in Mechatronics. These articles will go through a rapid review process overseen by a dedicated Co-Editor-in- Chief.

Book Reviews: A detailed review of published textbooks or research monographs of interest to Mechatronics' readership.

Regular Articles 
Review Articles
Technical Notes

Editor-In-Chief
S. O. R. Moheimani
University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road-Mailstop EC-38, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, Texas, Fax: USA, Phone 972-883-4158 Email S. O. R. Moheimani
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
T.H. Lee
National University of Singapore Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, , Fax: (65) 6777 3847 Email T.H. Lee
Senior Editors
Dong-il Cho
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
J.T. Gravdahl
Norwegian University of Science & Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
O. Sawodny
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Dr.-Ing. C. Ott
German Aerospace Center DLR Oberpfaffenhofen Site, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany
T. Tsao
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, United States
J. Wang
University of Texas at Austin Department of Mechanical Engineering, Austin, Texas, United States
T. Yamaguchi
Core Technology R&D Center, Ricoh Company, Ltd., Minato-Ku, Japan
Associate Editors
T. Atsumi
Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
J. Bae
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, Republic of
K. Barton
University of Michigan, United States
R.D Ben-Mrad
University of Toronto, Canada
K. Bouazza-Marouf
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
M. Boudaoud
Sorbonne University Pierre and Marie Curie Campus, France
D. Bristow
Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States
J.Y. Chang
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Y. Chen
Arizona State University, United States
Y. Q. Chen
University of California Merced, United States
Z. Chen
The University of Newcastle, Australia
G. Cherubini
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland
C. C. Chung
Hanyang University, Korea, Republic of
G. Clayton
Villanova University, USA
R. Dixon
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
C. Fantuzzi
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
V. Feliu
University of Castilla La Mancha Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering, Spain
M. Gauthier
FEMTO-ST Department of Optics, France
J. Gorman
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
S. Haliyo
Sorbonne University, France
M.F. Heertjes
University of Technology Eindhoven, Netherlands
P. Hehenberger
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
D. Hoelzle
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, United States
H.R. Karimi
Polytechnic of Milan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy
W. Kemmetmueller
TU Wien University, Austria
T. K. Kiong
National University of Singapore, Singapore
B. Koch
University of Alberta, Canada
K. Kong
Sogang University, The Republic of Korea
R.G. Landers
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USAhttp://web.mst.edu/~landersr
K. Leang
The University of Utah, USA
Y. Li
University of Macau, Macao
Y. Li
University of Texas at Dallas, USA
W.H. Liao
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
L. Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
L. MASIA
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
G. Magnani
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
C. Manzie
The University of Melbourne, Australia
M. Moallem
Simon Fraser University, Canada
R.T. M’Closkey
University of California Los Angeles Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, United States
D. Oetomo
The University of Melbourne, Australia
K. Oldham
University of Michigan, USA
T.A.E Oomen
University of Technology Eindhoven, Netherlands
R. Padhi
Indian Institute of Science, India
M. Porfiri
New York University, United States
M. Rakotondrabe
Franche-Comte University, France
P. Rocco
Polytechnic University of Milan, Milano, Italy
M. Ruderman
University of Agder, Norway
J. Scruggs
University of Michigan, United States
S. Shirinzadeh
Monash University, Australia
K.-T. Song
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
K.A. Stelson
University of Minnesota, United States
C. Su
Concordia University, Canada
D. Sun
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
F. Sun
Tsinghua University, China
M. Takeshi
Saitama University, Japan
M. Tavokoli
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Q. Wang
Pennsylvania State University, United States
J. Wu
Tsinghua University, China
J Yi
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, USA
Q. Zou
Rutgers University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, United States
L. Zuo
Virginia Tech Research Center Department of Mechanical Engineering, United States
Advisory Board Members
R. Goodall
Loughborough University, United Kingdom
K. Janschek
TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
A. Kugi
TU Wien University, Wien, Austria
M. Steinbuch
University of Technology Eindhoven, Netherlands
M. Tomizuka
University of California Los Angeles
Former Editors
R.W. Daniel
J. Hewit
C. Melchiorri
G. Monkman