Mechatronics Defined —I • “The name [mechatronics] was coined by Ko Kikuchi, now president of Yasakawa Electric Co., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo.” – R. Comerford, “Mecha … what?” IEEE Spectrum, 31(8), 46-49, 1994. • “The word, mechatronics is composed of mecha from mechanics and tronics from electronic....
1 Introduction: the basis of engineering 1 1.1 Real engineering 1 1.2 Units 3 1.3 Units used in this book 5 2 Thermodynamics 7 2.1 Heat energy 7 2.2 Perfect gases, gas laws, gas processes 13 2.3 Work done and heat energy supplied 24 2.4 Internal combustion engines 33....