Mecatrónica

International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing SystemsThis journal site includes sample issues with abstracts, bibliographic details and pdf format full text articles covering mechatronics and manufacturing systems with a special emphasis on research and development in the modern engineering of advanced manufacturing processes and systems.
There are original research papers, literature review reports, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, commentaries, news and book reviews. It is published by Inderscience. http://www.inderscience.com/IJMMS/

Mechatronics WorldwideThe Mechatronics Worldwide pages are provided within the Mechatronics programme at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria, which also contains a definition of the topic.
The Mechatronics Worldwide site contains links to other sites researching mechatronics around the world, divided into: Europe, North America, Asia and Australia and New Zealand. http://www.mechatronik.jku.at/links/worldwide.html

IET Robotics and Mechatronics NetworkThe Robotics and Mechatronics Network is an Institution of Engineering and Technology professional network dedicated to promoting mechatronics.
The site has information on the Network, news, an online library with some full-text PDF articles, details of IET publications of interest to those interested in robotics and mechatronics, an industry watch section, details of events and training, a discussion forum, website directory and contact information. Access is also given to other IET Networks. http://www.iee.org/OnComms/pn/mechatronics/

School of Engineering at the University of SurreyThe School of Engineering at the University of Surrey covers chemical and process, civil, aerospace, materials and mechanical engineering.
The site contains information on the post- and under-graduate courses on offer along with a staff directory. Research activities are detailed on the pages of a number of Research Centres: the Centre for Advanced Surface, Particle & Interface Engineering, the Centre for Engineering Materials and Structures, the Centre for Environmental Engineering and Strategy which has two sub-centres - the Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) and the Centre for Environmental Health Engineering (CEHE), the Fluids Research Centre, Process & Information Systems Engineering, the Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Mechatronics. Staff pages contain lists of publications. http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/

Journal of MicromechatronicsTables of contents and abstracts are available from this subscription-based journal which focuses on the theory and applications of microtechnology.
The full-text is available to subscribers while an online sample copy and a number of popular articles are available for free (registration required), all in PDF format. http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=104468

School of Computing and Creative Technologies at the University of Abertay DundeeThe School of Computing and Advanced Technologies is based in the University of Abertay Dundee in the UK. It specialises in information and communications technologies such as computer games, computer arts, software engineering, virtual reality, 3D graphics, network systems, human-computer interaction, bioinformatics, photonics, mechatronics, software engineering, information and computer systems.
The site includes information on research groups, courses and facilities at the university. http://www.abertay.ac.uk/Schools/CAT/

Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - MadisonThe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is part of the College of Engineering. Research is carried out in the broad areas of thermal science; dynamics vibrations and acoustics; mechatronics, robotics and automation; design and manufacturing; materials processing; and biomedical engineering. Each of these are subdivided into several laboratories or centres.
The site gives background information about the department and its members, with detail of courses available, news and research partnerships. Many of the research laboratories have their individual pages with varying amount of information. Some of them provide full-text papers or technical reports, often in postscript format. Others give abstracts of their publications. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/me/

Robotics Research Group in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of OxfordThe Oxford University Robotics Research Group is part of the Department of Engineering Science in the University of Oxford. Research fields include active vision, manufacturing, mechatronics, medical image analysis, neural networks, robot sensor systems, visual dynamics, and visual geometry.
The site provides information about the group and its members. Details of the group's research activities are given, with often abstract of recent publications. Many full-text papers are available in postscript format, compressed with gzip. The group's FTP server can also be accessed. http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/

Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of DundeeThe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Dundee is part of the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
The site gives information about the department, courses and research projects. There are three research groups: Robotics and Mechatronics; Design and Manufacturing; and Medical and Biomedical Engineering. There are also downloadable research leaflets on mechanical, biomedical and tissue engineering research. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/mecheng/welcome.htm

Angus CollegeAngus College offers courses in computing and IT, mechatronics, electronic, electrical, mechanical and production engineering.
The site has course details, information about services to business and open learning in Scotland and library information sheets. The prospectus can be downloaded in PDF or Word format. http://www.angus.ac.uk/

Festo AG & CoFesto offers a range of products and services in the area of pneumatic drive and automation technology with products including valves, cylinders, and accessories. They also operate in a range of activities in learning systems for training in automation and mechatronics, teachware, CBTs and software solutions, hot-air and gas ballooning, the automotive industry, and Airtecture - mechanically pre-tensioned membrane constructions by means of air pressure.
The site has corporate and business information, trade and exhibition dates, details of seminars and courses, and information about their software technology, innovations and applications. A catalogue of pneumatic components and systems includes product images, descriptions, specifications, and links to accessories. The catalogue can be searched. Registration enables access to additional services and more detailed product information. Pages specifically relevant to the UK can be found at the Festo Ltd website. http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/en/index.htm

Department of Mechanical Engineering at King's College LondonThe Department of Mechanical Engineering website at King's College, London includes information about the department and its members of staff. Details of available courses are given. Research is concentrated in two centres: The Experimental & Computational Laboratory for the Analysis of Turbulence (ECLAT), includes research into measurement and prediction of the flow and turbulence in internal combustion engine manifolds, ports and cylinders; convective heat transfer in enclosures and ventilated spaces; flow characteristics of stirred reactors, pharmaceutical inhalers and sprays; and computational fluid dynamics, and the Centre for Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, which carries out research in the areas of mechatronics, robotics, control, CAD/CAM, materials & manufacturing processes. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/mecheng/

Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon UniversityThe CMU Robotics Institute site provides details on the Institute, its research laboratories (including advanced mechatronics, robot learning, manipulation, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), mobile robots, rapid manufacturing, robotics education, robotics sensor-based planning, and shape deposition) and centres (Center for Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems; Field Robotics Center; Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery; Vision and Autonomous Systems Center; and Robotics Engineering Consortium).
In addition, the site offers over 50 PDF and postscript files of technical reports, PhDs and Annual Reports, together with details of projects and personnel. http://www.ri.cmu.edu/

Engineer On A DiskThe Engineer On A Disk site provides a series of notes on a wide range of engineering topics.
These include: electrical; mechanical; materials; automation (including CAPP, FMS, GT, materials handling, production planning and control); design (including CAD, CAE, DFX, concurrent engineering); engineering (including education, ethics, formulas, law, systems); computer hardware (including networking, interfacing, data transfer); manufacturing (including assembly, cutting, forming, casting/moulding, joining, metrology, process planning, rapid prototyping); mathematical modelling (including Petri nets, splines, statistics, economics); mechatronics (including actuators, controls, CNC, PLCs, robotics, sensors); quality (including SPC) and software (including AI, graphics, Internet, simulation, vision, virtual reality).
References are given in some topic areas, and a Reference section includes a glossary, jokes, units, and information on materials and writing. Other sites of interest are listed, both within the topic areas and on the home page. http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~jackh/eod/index.html

Automomous Systems Laboratory in the Institute of Robotic Systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology LausanneThe ASL research interest is in mechatronics, namely in the design and control of systems operating in uncertain and highly dynamical environments. Its major goal is to find new ways to deal with uncertainties and to enable the design of highly interactive and adaptive systems.
The ASL site contains details of personnel and research projects. These involve mobile robotics and ultra precision high speed systems. The main publications are included for many of the projects, with some full-text copies in PDF format. A complete list of publications is also offered. A separate page provides details of the individual robots and systems, some including mpeg and quicktime movies as well as pictures. Learning tips are provided through the education pages, with brief details of present and past projects and some notes in French in PDF format. http://asl.epfl.ch/

Department of Engineering at Lancaster UniversityThe Department of Engineering at Lancaster University includes the following research groups: Mechatronics Research Group which includes the Engineering Design Centre, the Construction Robotics Group, and the Electronics Research Group which includes the Centre for Microsystems.
The site contains information about staff, and available courses. Links to the pages of the research groups give details of research activities, projects and publications with many full-text papers. The microsystems research group pages provide some test technology tutorials and some full-text papers. http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/engineering/

Department of Engineering Systems at South Bank UniversityThe Department of Engineering Systems at South Bank University offers undergraduate courses in Architectural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Computer Aided and Engineering Design, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. There are also postgraduate courses in Building Services, Testing and Evaluation, Civil Engineering, Design, Manufacturing and Mechatronics and Environmental and Architectural Acoustics.
The site contains a short introduction and details of available courses in the above subjects. Futher information about the department is currently under development. http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/esbe/about/depeng.shtml

The Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough UniversityThe Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University undertakes its research activities within eleven groups: Dynamics; Manufacturing Organisation; Manufacturing Processes; Manufacturing Systems Integration (with a link to the MSI Research Institute); Mechatronics; Optical Engineering; Product Realisation Technologies; Rapid Manufacturing; Sports Technology; Structural Integrity; and Thermofluids and Combustion.
The site contains information about the department, courses offered, its staff, facilities, and research programmes. There is also a gallery of images of undergraduate visualisation work. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mm/index.html

National Centre for Engineering in AgricultureThe National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture aims to undertake and promote agricultural engineering research and to provide a focus for agricultural engineers. The Centre works in partnership with the University of Southern Queensland and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries.
The site includes information on research projects at the Centre. The projects include water and waste management, mechatronics, food processing, cotton ginning, sugar, farm mechanisation and farm guidance. Links to related sites are provided. http://www.ncea.org.au/

Journal of automation, mobile robotics and intelligent systemsArticles from this journal focusing on the fundamentals of automation, robotics, distributed systems, navigation, sensors, mechatronics, biomechatronics, and mobile computing are provided here.
This journal is published by the Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements (PIAP). http://www.jamris.org/