Integrated electromechanical systems.

Fundamental equations of the dynamics of mechanical systems with mobile bodies.

Machines and mechanical transmission.

Electric actuators and electronic circuits for control.

Discrete and continuous solenoids.

DC motors, stepper motors, brushless DC motors.

Linear and rotating piezoelectric motors:

Micro-electromechanical actuators (MEMS): silicon micro-relays, micro-valves, micro-pumps, and micro-motors.

Design examples of mechatronical systems: modeling, control and diagnosis.

R. Isermann, Mechatronic Systems: Fundamentals, Springer; 2005.

W. Bolton, Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall; 2004.

Godfrey C. Onwubolu, Mechatronics: Principles and Applications, Butterworth-Heineman, 2005.