ABSTRACT

SUMMARY This chapter addresses control issues in mechatronic systems, including various examples and implementations of the control systems for illustration as well as standards and guides to common control software and algorithms. It will begin with a discussion on what mechatronic systems are and what has made them gain widespread use in less than 40 years with some illustrative examples. A brief overview of control systems is then presented with some techniques of control that are necessary for subsequent discussions on the control of mechatronic systems. The focus of the discussions is on implementation issues, which include how to implement a practical technique and the challenges in implementations. Case studies-from real implementations-given at the end of this chapter provide a glimpse at the control of mechatronic systems in practice.