Vantagens e desvantagens do sistema mecatrônico

Advantages and disadvantages of the mechatronic system

W.Bolton defines: “A mechatronic system is not just a marriage of electrical and mechanical systems and is more than just a control system; it’s a complete integration of them all.” From these two definitions, a more appropriate definition can be derived as “Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering, electronics, and intelligent computational control in the design and manufacture of products
and processes.”

Even though many people believe that the presence of mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer components makes a system mechatronic. Others do not feel the same, as there is nothing wrong with individual identity. Therefore, the term mechatronics should be used to represent a different meaning, namely “a design philosophy”, where mechanical, electrical, electronic and IT components should be integrated.
considered together at the design stage itself to obtain a compact, efficient and economical product, instead of designing the components separately.
The concept of Mechatronics is very important today to meet growing customer demands and still remain competitive in the global market. A mechatronics engineer must be able to design and select mechanical devices, sensors and actuators, analog and digital circuits, microprocessor-based components, and control devices such as logic gates to design modem systems.

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Advantages of the mechatronic system

  • It is economical and can produce high quality products.
  • The production of parts and products of international standards provides better reputation and returns.
  • Effectively serves high dimensional accuracy requirements.
  • It provides a high degree of flexibility to modify or redesign systems.
  • It provides excellent performance characteristics.
  • It results in automation in production, assembly and quality control.
  • Mechatronic systems provide greater productivity in the manufacturing organization.
  • Reconfiguration capability via pre-supplied programs facilitates low-volume production.
  • It provides greater level of flexibility required for short product cycles.
  • It offers the possibility of remote control as well as centralized monitoring and control. .
  • It has a greater extent of use of the machine.
  • Longer service life is expected through proper maintenance and timely fault diagnosis.

    • Disadvantages of the mechatronic system

    • The initial cost is high.
    • Maintenance and repair can be expensive.
    • Multidisciplinary engineering background is required to design and implement.
    • It needs highly trained workers to operate.
    • The technical-economic estimate must be made carefully when selecting the mechatronic system.
    • It is complex in identifying and correcting problems in systems.

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