Robotics and mechatronics:
Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field, including mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and computer engineering. Mechatronics is derived from the two words “mecca”, which stands for mechanics, and “tronic”, which stands for electronics. Robotics, like mechatronics, is made up of three disciplines: mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, and computer engineering.
The main difference is that the mechatronic systems have their inputs provided; Robotic systems, on the other hand, have to receive inputs from the environment themselves. For example, traffic lights and washing machines are mechatronic systems. In traffic lights, when a person presses a button, the color of the light changes and in the washing machine, water temperature, time and. Are given. It works even when the traffic light is in automatic mode and without the need to press a button. It is still known as the mechatronic system because its inputs (when each color is on) are provided for it. This process is called automatic.
Few industrial products can be found that are not a combination of different fields of engineering, if we pay more attention to our living environment and the products that are used in everyday life, from digital watches to washing machines in the kitchen, personal car or The generals with which we go to work, printers and scanners in the office environment, etc., are all examples of a combination of different fields of engineering, especially mechanics and electronics. Even if we are familiar with newer industrial products, the cooperation of computer software and hardware with the above areas can be easily identified in many products; These include new smart washing machines and dryers, self-tuning cameras, industrial robots, vehicles equipped with anti-lock braking systems, computer disk drives, microwave ovens, cell phones, digital broadcasting systems, modern defense products and medical equipment. They are familiar to us.