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Mechatronic design is a recent extension of the Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing group's activities and these are aimed at establishing design procedures and tools to assist engineers in optimally integrating mechatronic design philosophies in their products for enhanced product flexibility and reduced life cycle cost.

Group Members
Areas of expertise
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group members

Prof Anton Basson
Dr Cornie Scheffer
Dr Kristiaan Schreve
Mr Danie Els
Ms Liora Ginsberg

areas of expertise

Bio-medical Engineering
Mechatronic machine development:

  • actuator selection
  • sensor selection & integration
  • applications of neural networks
  • condition monitoring
  • metrology and reverse engineering

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objectives

Mechatronic machine development: The group has an expanding knowledge base on the suitability of a wide variety of actuators and sensors for mechatronic machines, and the optimal exploitation of the flexibility offered by mechatronic design approaches.

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contact

Prof Anton Basson
Tel.: +27 (0)21 808 4250
Fax: +27 (0)21 808 4958
E-mail: ahb@sun.ac.za

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