REM 2014 - 2014 15th International Workshop on: Research and Education in Mechatronics

An initial set of topics for the conference includes, but not restricted to:
1- Mechatronic systems
? Actuators, sensors, components and systems
? Control (motion, robots, vibration, remote)
? Supervision, diagnostic, safety and reliability
? Software and embedded systems
? Materials for mechatronics
? Co-operating systems
? Robotics, parallel kinematics
? Mechatronic measurement techniques
? Vision systems
? Sensors network, control area network
? Smart materials (piezoelectricity…)
2-Methodologies, Tools and languages
? Mathematics for mechatronics
? Preliminary design -? Modeling (metaphysics, hybrid approach…)
? Simulation, virtual prototyping - ? System engineering
? Integration, Verification, Validation, Qualification
? Formal Specification and Verification
? Life Cycle Analysis -? Sustainability for mechatronic products
? Mechatronics standardization
3-Education and learning
?. Mechatronics basics - Project based learning - Internet based learning
? New mechatronics courses.
. Postgraduate study in Mechatronics (Tailored Courses- MSc. ? PhD)
. Life Long learning in Mechatronics.
? Internationalization of study courses
. Mechatronics labs.
4-Industrial Applications
? Transportation industry (automotive, electro mobility,
aerospace, railways, drone (unmanned airplanes) , submarine, avionics…)
? Energy systems (wind energy, photovoltaic, fuel
cell…)
? Automation (robot systems, assembly…)
? Medical and bio-mechatronics (assistant systems,
micro-mechatronics…)
? Consumer goods
? Micro and Nano-mechatronics (systems, production…)
? Haptic, human augmentative and rehabilitation
equipment
? Artificial intelligence applications
5-Special Sessions:
.Mechatronics NETWORKING- Experience & Recommendations (International ? National)
Industry/ University Interaction- Mutual Benefits for Education/Research and Development.