Mechatronics 2000

Mechatronics, a truly multi-disciplinary approach to engineering, has become the key to many different products and processes. Modern systems have reached a level of sophistication which would have been hard to imagine using traditional methods. The integration of mechanics, electronics, control and computing exploits and exceeds the relative advantages of single disciplines, and when they are integrated, the synergy ensures that performances reach unprecedented levels. The importance of mechatronic engineering will further increase due to consumer demands. Thus it has a vital role to play in the new millennium.


The Mechatronics Forum conference series has become firmly established as the premier international forum for the exchange of ideas and results in all aspects of mechatronics. This CD-ROM contains the papers presented at the Mechatronics Forum's 7th International Conference, held in Atlanta, USA, in September 2000. The conference program covers a wide spectrum of mechatronics-related topics which include:

•Automotive systems

•Electronic packaging technology

•Intelligent systems

•Manufacturing and machining

•Measurement and control, sensors and actuators

•Mechatronic design

•Mechatronics education

•MEMS

•Process control

•Robotic systems

•Smart materials

This program brings together an impressive collection of high quality contributions in related topics within the mechatronics discipline. Altogether 248 papers are presented, from a wide range of countries throughout the world.

The CD-ROM is a hybrid disc allowing PC, Macintosh and UNIX users to share the same directory structure and access common files. All materials are published using Adobe® Acrobat technology. The CD includes versions of Acrobat® Reader 4.0 for Microsoft® Windows™, Apple® Macintosh™ and UNIX®.