Dear Colleagues,

Mechatronics is defined as the synergistic combination of precision mechanical engineering, electronic control, and intelligent software in a systems framework, adopted in the design of products. It is a multidisciplinary field of science, including mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering and control engineering. Today, mechatronics has become a design philosophy, an integrating approach to engineering. Integrated mechatronic system has strongly increased in the design of robots, cameras, machine tools, cars, vehicles, aircraft and spacecraft and so on. Sensing is one of the most important elements of the mechatronic system, which produces a signal relating to the quantity being measured, as well as the essential information about the state of the system and its environment. Many research groups are interested in the field of sensors, exploring new technologies, investigating new principles and structures, aiming at reduced price, miniaturization, smart and enhanced performance. However, more versatile tasks, dedicated sensors are needed to fulfil specific requirements, for instance, intelligent mechatronic systems, MEMS/NEMS and biomedical applications. The present Special Issue would like to provide the readers with a fresh overview, and the most recent advances on sensor-based integrated mechatronic systems. This special issue also selects the excellent paper from ICMAEE2018 (http://icmaee.org/), which will be held during July 7-9, ChiangMai, Thailand.

Prof. David T.W. Lin
Prof. Chun Ping Jen
Guest Editors

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• sensors
• mechatronics systems
• integration
• intelligent design
• measuring