The Internet of Things: the future or the end of mechatronics

David Bradley; David Russell; Ian Ferguson; John Isaacs; Allan M. MacLeod; Roger White

doi:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.02.005

The Internet of Things: the future or the end of mechatronics

David Bradley^*, David Russell, Ian Ferguson, John Isaacs, Allan M. MacLeod, Roger White

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Abstract

The advent and increasing implementation of user configured and user oriented systems structured around the use of cloud configured information and the Internet of Things is presenting a new range and class of challenges to the underlying concepts of integration and transfer of functionality around which mechatronics is structured. It is suggested that the ways in which system designers and educators in particular respond to and manage these changes and challenges is going to have a significant impact on the way in which both the Internet of Things and mechatronics develop over time. The paper places the relationship between the Internet of Things and mechatronics into perspective and considers the issues and challenges facing systems designers and implementers in relation to managing the dynamics of the changes required.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-74
Number of pages	18
Journal	Mechatronics
Volume	27
Early online date	18 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.02.005
Publication status	Published - Apr 2015

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