机电工程专业英语 朱晓玲 Lesson 8新.pptVIP

Lesson 8 What is mechatronics? 机电一体化是什么 Section I Words and Phrases Section II Text and Translation Section III Exercises Section I Words and Phrases Section I Words and Phrases Section II Text Mechatronics in Japan originated in the university departments of precision mechanics, a discipline that has been emphasized in Japan since World War Ⅱ1. After the war, building on the expertise in mechanisms developed for weapon research, they began to specialize in precision engineering and, later, in manufacturing engineering. With the invention of the microprocessor and its incorporation into precision mechanics, the techniques and machinery they developed were assumed under the Japanese effort called mechatronics. Section II Text In the mid-1980s, mechatronics came to mechanical engineering that is the boundary between mechanics and electronics. Today, the term encompassed a large array of technologies, many of which have becomes well-known in their own right. Each technology still has the basic element of the merging of mechanics and electronics but now may also involve much more, particularly software and information technology2. Section II Text For example, many early robots resulted from mechatronics development. As robot systems become smarter, software development, in addition to the mechanical and electrical system, became central to mechatronics. Section II Text Mechatronics gained legitimacy in academic circles in 1996 with the publication of the first referred journal: IEEE/ASME3transactions on Mechatronics. In the premier issue, the authors worked to define mechatronics. After acknowledging that many definitions have circulated, they selected the following for articles to be included in transactions: “the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering with electronics and intelligent computer in the design and manufacturing of industrial products and processes.” The authors suggested 11 topics that should f