Industrial requirements for modern mechatronics and robotics engineers are such that, given an automation task, they must be able to identify and model the targeted physical process or system, select appropriate sensors, actuators and transmission mechanisms to control it, and design and implement control algorithm to ensure the system achieves desired performance.

Therefore, the purpose of this class is to familiarize the students with the most fundamental aspects of all the key areas described above while focusing on typical real-world exercises and examples.