Mechatronic Engineering

In more specialized area mechatronic engineering is broken down into different sub majors which include robotics, electronics, computer, telecommunication, system controls and even production engineering. The evolvement of the technology and technical systems has led to inclusion of more diverse sub majors and specialization ion mechatronics other than the mechanics and electronics. Therefore, those in this field must be able to understand the aerospace engineering deeper to be able to relate the work and ensure proper working of the devices (International Conference on Design, Manufacturing

Section 1: Industry and the facts
My major area of study is a bachelor’s degree in mechatronic engineering with
specialization on production engineering. I have been engaged in an internship in the company
which was building the CNC and Plasma Cutting machines. Mechatronic engineering is able to
focus on the electrical and the mechanical parts of any systems. It is a combination of both the
electronics and the mechanics disciplines of the systems (International Conference on Design,
Manufacturing and Mechantronics, & In Shahhosseini, 2014). In more specialized area
mechatronic engineering is broken down into different sub majors which include robotics,
electronics, computer, telecommunication, system controls and even production engineering.
This is a technology based fiend and as the technology advances, the area also advances to meet
the demand and needs of the industry. The evolvement of the technology and technical systems
has led to inclusion of more diverse sub majors and specialization ion mechatronics other than
the mechanics and electronics. In the past, mechatronics engineering had a greater focus on the
electronics and mechanics sections with little computations (In Wang, 2018). Changes have
happened where cybernetics have been introduced to deal with the mechatronic systems and
therefore changing the nature of profession.
In addition, the Internet of Thing has also led to the evolvement of the mechatronic
profession. The introduction of the inter-networking of devices has changed the relating and
mechatronic working. Data collection and exchange has been increased with the introduction of
IoT. IoT and mechatronic are able to complement each other in many ways. The assembling of
the IoT smart components are done through the use of mechatronic (Bishop, 2017). Due to this
fact, the mechatronic engineer must understand the Internet of Thing since the work done will
have to relate to the IoT. Mechatronic engineer must be able to research and understand how the

systems and devices will be able to relate the Internet of Thing. This helps the mechatronic
engineer to perceive the use and interrelation of the devices, the design and the manufacture
processes of these devices. This is a key evolvement which has entered into the mechatronic
engineering to curb issues of cyber and data security, machine ethics and relationship between
machines and human.
Also, mechatronic has evolved to other sector such as the aerospace. The Avionic sector
which falls on mechatronics is able to combine the electronics and telecoms used in the
aerospace engineering. Therefore, those in this field must be able to understand the aerospace
engineering deeper to be able to relate the work and ensure proper working of the devices
(International Conference on Design, Manufacturing and Mechantronics, & In Shahhosseini,
2015). The technological advancement in the different sector mean that the mechatronic
department must be able to evolve and meet such demands. Moreover, changes of the nature of
mechatronic is also happening in the use of biomechatronics. This is a sect which integrates the
use of mechanical parts into human body. This is done in the use of some of removal gadgets for
instance the exoskeleton. In this field, the mechatronics engineers will have to understand the
human body structure in order to design the gadgets which meets the required needs.
Section 2: Current state of the industry
The mechatronic engineering is able to combine the mechanical, electrical and computer
engineering sectors. The major interests on the industry currently includes the mechanics of
robotics, automation and computerization of systems, artificial intelligence and mimicking of the
natural systems. Robotics are taking a large interest in making work easier. The use of robots is
being implemented in different sectors and this plays an important role in the mechatronics
engineering (Symposium on Mechantronics Systems, Mechanics and Materials, Kitowski, Garus,

& Szymak, 2014)). The computerization of such robots to perform work at a reduced timeline is
an important trend which is happening in this profession. Study of the robotics and their
mechanics is an important area and trend which is important to study like a mechatronic
engineer. The industry is in much demand of the robotics and this is an important area of the
profession to develop. In each sector, the need of robotics identified. The mechatronics are
therefore in pressure to develop robotics which can be able to meet the needs of the industry for
the different purposes.
Technological advancement has led to the evolvement of the mechatronic profession to
introduce computerization and automations. The use of computers in machines has been in great
demand and this has developed the mechatronic profession to a new trend. Industries are looking
to optimize and meet the demand of the different goods. Human power has not been able to meet
such need and therefore computerization and automation has taken shape to quota the needs in
the industry (Flores, & Viadero, 2015). Smart systems have been achieved through the
computerization and automation of machines. This is a key state and fact which is happening in
the different industries and the mechatronic engineering. The mechatronics engineer must be
able to ensure that the computerized and automated systems are able to meet the demand and
function according to the plans.
Artificial Intelligence commonly known as AI is another important fact which is
happening in the mechatronic profession. AI is highly concerned with the machine intelligence
and their ability to function the same as humans. The truth is that machines are being modeled to
perform human tasks with ease and therefore they need the intelligence to do that (Kiker, Tržan,
& Klenovšek, 2014). The AI is able to ensure that the machines will be able to communicate
effectively with human beings. The industry is in need of the machines which can be able to

recognize the human behavior and make decision on such interactions. For instance, in medical
sector, this sector will be able to identify the functioning of systems and identify the different
problems for treatment. This is an important trend and state which the profession and the
industry are in much need of. The mechatronic profession is therefore moving in that phase to
meet the demand and solve the current issues through the AI.
Section 3: Forces driving changes in the industry
The changes in the industry has led to the changes in the profession. The industry is
creating key demands which must be met and therefore the profession changes to meet such
demands. Technological changes in particular has introduced new dynamics in the industry and
therefore creating new demand for the profession. Computerization keep on changing and tis
requires improvement of systems to match the changes in technological areas. This is a key drive
which has led to the different changes which are happening in the mechatronic sector. Each
technological development comes with new needs of the systems and mechanics upgrade to
match the technology (Wicks, Niezrecki, & Springer International Publishing AG, 2018). This
demand s means that the mechatronic profession must change and meet the created demand. The
technology is moving to make work easier and therefore the changes create need for changes on
mechatronic sector. Technology is advancing and therefore creating needs which the industry
requires. These needs and demands by the industry are driving the changes in the mechatronic
sector. The need for efficiency machinery for instance is a demand which the industry is creating
and the technology is responding to the needs. The mechatronic profession is therefore able to
respond to these changes and demands by the industry and technology.
In addition, another driving force on the mechatronic profession is the changes in the
mechanical, electrical and computer engineering sectors. These changes are making the previous

systems obsolete and therefore creating demand for changes in mechatronic sector (EEE
International Conference on Mechantronics and Automation, & Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, 2016). For instance, the changes from coal power to the green energy
requires the systems to change and adopt to the new created energy. This means that the systems
created in the mechatronic sector changes and meet the new changes in the sector. These changes
are driving the improvements and changes in the mechatronic sector. Since all these sectors work
interrelated, they create a driving force to the industry and other professions. The changes are
improving the efficiency of working and optimizing the machinery which is positive change in
the mechatronic profession. The industry is creating demand for these changes on the industries
and therefore the change is forced into the sector.
Additionally, the political sector within the mechatronic profession is another driving
force which is creating changes. The politics are creating demanding needs in the industry. This
makes the professionals in the sector are able to analyze the industry situations and respond to
the demands by the political class by being innovative and creating systems which the industry
needs. The professionals in the profession are analyzing systems and coming up with new ways
which the systems are able to function (IFAC Symposium on Information Control in
Manufacturing, Kopacek, Lutz, & Pashkevich, 2015). Through the innovations, changes in the
profession are being achieved. The changes created are positive and meant to improve the
profession. In addition, social demands of services are driving forces to create changes in the
industry. The society is in need of mechanized systems and this is creating the changes on the
mechatronic sectors. The mechanization of systems is being created by the society.

Section 4: Future changes
Changes are inevitable and the industry and the profession will keep on changing. The
projection on future of the industry is related to the projected demands and changes which the
technology, society, politics and even the economic sectors are offering. First, I think the
industry is going to demand for the robots which are able to help humans in all sectors (Shin,
Jeon, & University of Waterloo, 2018). Therefore, designing and building multipurpose robots
which can be used in daily human life is a project which the mechatronic profession will have to
implement. Improving on the robots is a future which is taking shape and the industry is creating
that demand. This is a technological and social demand change which is coming and the
profession will have to embrace it. Evolving technology is promising the computerization and
automation of more systems and this requires building and multi-purpose robot to meet the new
demand (In Ottaviano, In Pelliccio, & In Gattulli, 2018). The economic activities being
performed by the human being are also demanding the changes and robotics are being designed
to help in them. The nature of the economic activities is demanding for new method to
accomplish them fast and robots are projected to be the next phase to make the work easier.
In addition, the society is in need of more free time and this can only be achieved through
increased automation of tasks. This is another projected future direction which the mechatronic
profession is going to take. The society is creating the need to have more automated systems to
perform different systems (International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region,
In Ferraresi, & In Quaglia, 2018). The automation available is not enough and with the increased
demand for free time from the society, further automation is projected to come (Xu, Dong, Liu,
& Zhang, 2018). The industry is demanding of the time and the technology must be available to

meet the new societal needs. This means that the profession is projected to turn up and meet such
demand and this will be actualized through the increased automations.
In addition, demand for green environment is in the rise and the machinery to meet the
demand are not available. The need for the profession to think on the extend of making our cities
cleaner and proper autonomous waste management systems and machines are needed (Yetisen,
Martinez-Hurtado, Ü nal, Khademhosseini, & Butt, 2018). In order to meet the demand for clean
cities, the mechatronic industry is likely to move to the direction of automating the systems and
machines which will ensure the set goal is achieved. This is a direction which is likely to turn up
since waste disposal is becoming a challenge each day. The economic activities being carried out
are increasing the waste disposal while the management systems are unable to meet such
demand. The future demanding for proper and well mechanized systems which will be able to
solve the waste management problems.

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