Welcome to the homepage of IFAC Technical Committee on Mechatronic Systems!
Mechatronics, from a control engineer’s perspective, is a synergistic approach to utilize advanced control, sensing, and actuation methodologies in a variety of applications across many fields, such as robotics and automation, motion and vibration control, automotive systems, biomedical systems, micro and nanoscale systems, energy systems, and information storage systems. One core aspect of the mechatronic system design is the holistic design concept of the overall system, including the (mechanical and electric) design, the observer design, and the closed-loop control.
This IFAC technical committee shows steady growth in response to the increasing relevance of a mechatronic design approach in many scientific and industrial applications. The IFAC TC 4.2 hosts mechatronics sessions at IFAC World Congresses and organizes the IFAC Symposia on Mechatronic Systems. Our flagship journal is the IFAC Journal on Mechatronics. The members of TC 4.2 and the publications in IFAC conferences and journals reflect the truly multi- and interdisciplinary nature of mechatronics, as defined in the Scope of the IFAC TC on Mechatronic Systems.
If you are interested in mechatronics and control engineering, please consider joining the Technical Committee on Mechatronic Systems and participating in activities organized by the Committee.
Wolfgang Kemmetmüller, Chair
