mechatronics

English

Etymology

Blend of mechanics +‎ electronics

Noun

mechatronics (uncountable)

1. The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
   • 1989, Makoto Kajitani, A Concept of Mechatronics‎^[1]:

     Advanced technology to create energy-saving, resorce-saving and highly intelligent systems by integrating mechanics, electronics and software is called mechatronics.

   • 2012, Alex A. Kecskes, The Rise of the Mechatronics Engineer‎^[2]:

     So what's this new hybrid called a Mechatronics Engineer? Simply stated, these pros apply mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering theory and techniques to create automated, intelligent products, smart devices, and industrial control systems--systems that can then be "taught" to improve their performance. This is where many future engineering jobs are headed.

Synonyms

• electromechanical systems

Derived terms

• micromechatronics
• mechatronics engineering

Related terms

• mechatronic

Translations

synergistic combination

• Catalan: enginyeria mecatrònica f, mecatrònica f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 機械電子學／机械电子学 (jīxiè diànzǐxué)

• Esperanto: mekatroniko
• Finnish: mekatroniikka
• French: mécatronique (fr) f
• German: Mechatronik (de) f
• Indonesian: mekatronik
• Italian: meccatronica (it) f
• Japanese: メカトロニクス (mekatoronikusu)
• Korean: 메카트로닉스 (mekateuronikseu)
• Malay: mekatronik
• Occitan: mecatronica f
• Polish: mechatronika (pl) f
• Portuguese: mecatrônica (pt) f
• Romanian: mecatronică f
• Sindhi: ميڪابرقيات (sd) f
• Spanish: mecatrónica (es) f, ingeniería mecatrónica f
• Turkish: mekatronik

See also

• electromechanical
• systems