A Mechatronics system includes a combination of mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, control and computer science technologies. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of engineering. The word “Mechatronics” was originally “Japanese-English” word created by Mr. Tetsuro Mori, who was an engineer of Yaskawa Electric Corporation and the word “Mechatronics” was registered as Trademark by the company in Japan with the registration number of “46-32714” in 1971. However afterward, the company released the right of using the word to public, and the word “Mechatronics” didn't only stay in Japan, but also introduced as a native English word. Nowadays, the word is translated in each language and the word is considered as an essential term for industry.
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Digital and Mechatronic Technologies Applied to the Survey of Brownfields
Assunta Pelliccio (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy),
Erika Ottaviano (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy), and
Pierluigi Rea (University of Cagliari, Italy)
Copyright: © 2015
|Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8379-2.ch027
Abstract
The brownfields are amongst the most relevant historical evidences of the socio-economic heritage of populations. The rehabilitation of these sites, often aimed at inserting them in a newly conceived connective tissue of the cities, requires complete and accurate knowledge of their historical and architectural value: the former use of spaces, constructive technologies, environmental conditions and present deterioration must be investigated. The width and complexity of these architectural/urban areas requires complex survey methodologies. These analyses take advantage from digital mechatronic tools such as hybrid rover equipped with sensors to provide information on the damage of structures, degradation of plaster and in general on the state of the materials forming the different parts of the brownfield. This Chapter analyze a procedure combining traditional survey with mobile robot technology, aimed at recovering the geometrical and architectural features of these complex sites. The mechatronic survey is schematized as composed by main five tasks, which are described in the Chapter.