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6

Mechatronics: New

Directions in Nano-,

Micro-, and Mini-Scale

Electromechanical

Systems Design, and

Engineering Curriculum

Development

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Nano-, Micro-, and Mini-Scale Electromechanical
Systems and Mechatronic Curriculum
6.3 Mechatronics and Modern Engineering
6.4 Design of Mechatronic Systems
6.5 Mechatronic System Components
6.6 Systems Synthesis, Mechatronics Software,
and Simulation
6.7 Mechatronic Curriculum
6.8 Introductory Mechatronic Course
6.9 Books in Mechatronics
Sergey Edward Lyshevski 6.10 Mechatronic Curriculum Developments
Purdue University Indianapolis 6.11 Conclusions: Mechatronics Perspectives
6.1 Introduction

Modern engineering encompasses diverse multidisciplinary areas. Therefore, there is a critical need to
identify new directions in research and engineering education addressing, pursuing, and implementing
new meaningful and pioneering research initiatives and designing the engineering curriculum. By
integrating various disciplines and tools, mechatronics provides multidisciplinary leadership and sup-
ports the current gradual changes in academia and industry. There is a strong need for an advanced
research in mechatronics and a curriculum reform for undergraduate and graduate programs. Recent
research developments and drastic technological advances in electromechanical motion devices, power
electronics, solid-state devices, microelectronics, micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS
and NEMS), materials and packaging, computers, informatics, system intelligence, microprocessors and

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