Mechatronics programme of study at the University of Leeds

The recently coined word `mechatronics´ reflects the nature of the subject which combines the modern fields of precision mechanical engineering, electronics, control and information systems. Graduates who follow a traditional `mechanical´ or `electronic´ programme of study find they are disadvantaged when placed in a mechatronics environment, and the new interdisciplinary programmes of study are therefore being introduced to bridge this gap by focusing on the key elements from both of these traditional engineering disciplines. It is now becoming widely recognised that mechatronics skills are needed in many advanced technological applications, typically in the areas of automated production systems including robotics, space systems and satellites, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical control and drives, food processing and the petrochemical industry