Two things are always in short supply during machine development: time and money. Traditionally, design of motion-based machines has been a serial process. The mechanical engineers would design the ...

Several US and foreign universities are teaming to develop an engineering and applied sciences campus in New York City, a center intended to rival high-tech hubs in Boston and Silicon Valley. I was ...

When an average vehicle boasts more than 1 million lines of software code and dozens of ECUs (engine control unit) and common household appliances like dishwashers and refrigerators come standard with ...

Compared to traditional methods, the mechatronic design approach is more of a holistic approach to product design, where the tradeoffs between different functional components (software, hardware, user ...