Vargas Hernandez, N., & Davila, J. G., & Garza-Ulloa, J., & Rangel, P., & Torres, J. A. (2012, June), Development of a Design Theory and Methodology Model for Mechatronics  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21208

\bibitem{asee_peer_21208}
  Vargas Hernandez, N., \& Davila, J. G., \& Garza-Ulloa, J., \& Rangel, P., \& Torres, J. A. (2012, June), \emph{Development of a Design Theory and Methodology Model for Mechatronics}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21208

Noe Vargas Hernandez, Jose Gabriel Davila, Jorge Garza-Ulloa, Pablo Rangel, and Julio Adrian Torres.  "Development of a Design Theory and Methodology Model for Mechatronics".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21208 Internet.  27 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_21208}
  Noe Vargas Hernandez, Jose Gabriel Davila, Jorge Garza-Ulloa, Pablo Rangel, and Julio Adrian Torres.
  "Development of a Design Theory and Methodology Model for Mechatronics".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21208 Internet.  27 Mar, 2025

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AB  -              Development of a Design Theory & Methodology Model                                     for MechatronicsWhen surveying Mechatronics textbooks, it is surprising to find that the contents on design ofmechatronic devices are limited. Some textbooks make the generic recommendation of designing“concurrently”; others assert that an open communication channel must be always maintained.Other textbooks go as far as presenting a design process model that conceptually shows theinteraction between disciplines at a high level of abstraction. Nevertheless, mechatronic devicesare being designed every day; this is important to acknowledge since we could borrow frompractical experiences to create a descriptive model while complementing it with designengineering theories and methodologies for a prescriptive model, obtaining at the end a hybriddesign theory and methodology model for mechatronics. This paper presents the process ofdeveloping a DTM model for mechatronics, general enough to be applied to various projects in asenior design course, for example, but specific enough that provides each mechatronics projectwith strategy (design process) and tools (design theories and methodologies) to complete thetask. The proposed model is derived from mechatronics examples, engineering design theory,and our own experience designing a biomechatronic prototype to measure the dynamics (balanceand posture) of the human body for locomotion rehabilitation purposes. One of the key featuresof the model is its emphasis on training and communication among disciplines and subsystems.Another key feature is the “pulsating” representation where at each “pulse” the differentdisciplines or subsystems “open” to work independently and then “close” to integrate theirfindings. The model will be made available for use in senior design courses as well as forprototyping in the author’s research area of biomechatronics.
AU  - Noe Vargas Hernandez
AU  - Jose Gabriel Davila
AU  - Jorge Garza-Ulloa
AU  - Pablo Rangel
AU  - Julio Adrian Torres
CY  - San Antonio, Texas
DA  - 2012/06/10
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Development of a Design Theory and Methodology Model for Mechatronics
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--21208
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