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

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

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.

Citation

BRADLEY, D., RUSSELL, D., FERGUSON, I., ISAACS, J., MACLEOD, A. and WHITE, R. 2015. The Internet of Things: the future or the end of mechatronics. Mechatronics [online], 27, pages 57-74. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.02.005

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 22, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Mar 18, 2015
• Publication Date: Apr 30, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 18, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 19, 2016
• Journal: Mechatronics
• Print ISSN: 0957-4158
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-4006
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Pages: 57-74
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2015.02.005
• Keywords: Internet of Things; Mechatronics; Design; Education; System security; Participatory systems
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1355
• Contract Date: Nov 18, 2015