1. Introduction 1.What is Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering 2.Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineers vs Other Engineers 3.Where can you See a Mechanical or a Mechatronics Engineer ? 4.Highlight of Some Major Achievements. 5.Mechanical or a Mechatronics Engineering and the Human Society or Industry 6.Course Structure 7.Job Opportunities 8.Research Opportunities 9.Future of Mechanical or a Mechatronics Engineering

2. What is ME ? Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. The system can be as simple as the design of a chair for comfort or as complex as the operations of a turbocharged engine for speed. It can be as small as the manufacturing of a nano- sized gear or as large as the structure of a supertanker used to carry oil around the world.

3. What is ME ? Major divisions in Mechanical engineering are : - thermo-science and fluids (thermo-fluids) + engines + refrigeration and air conditioning + boilers - engineering mechanics + mechanisms + vibration & acoustic - designs and controls + machine elements + machine systems - manufacturing processes Power & Movements

4. What is MtE ? Mechatronics engineering is a multi- disciplinary field of engineering that involves the application of electronics intelligence to the mechanical systems, and thus introduce a value- added system. Examples of such systems are microprcessor controlled camera, robots, microprocessor or computer controlled vehicles, self-guided missiles, Automatic machining equipment, etc. The word “Mechatronics” was first introduced in 1969 by a Japanese engineer of Yasugawa Denki.

5. What is MtE ? Mechatronics engineering in each institute may vary in the specific areas of study, but they all more or less have the same target systems, i.e. intelligent systems. Intelligent washing machine, intelligent air conditioning system, intelligent robot, intelligent camera, intelligent copy machine, intelligent car, intelligent toy ? etc. What is the benefit of “intelligent function” ?

6. ME & MtE vs Other Engineers 1. Can ME or MtE work alone ? 2. Can ME or MtE work as EE ? 3. Can ME or MtE work as ChE ? 4. Are there only ChEs in petrochemical industry ? 5. Are there only EEs in electricity generating plants ? 6. Are there only ME in automotive industry ? 7. etc.

7. Why ME or MtE ? 1.Most similar to Physics 2.Job Variability - Manufacturing - Design - Management - Research - Project Management - Consulting - Sales

8. Major Achievements in ME & MtE. 1.Automobile 2.High speed bullet train 3.Airplane 4.Power generation 5.Spacecraft 6.Air conditioning and refrigeration 7.Automatic manufacturing systems 8.Humanoid robots

9. Contribution to Society 1.Transportation 2.Electricity (or Power) Generation 3.Space comfort 4.Ventilation 5.Trendy machines 6.etc.

10. Course Structure – ME & MtE 1.Basic Sciences : Physics, Chemistry (Option in Bio-physics) 2.Mathematics 3.Basic Engineering Courses : Drawings or Engineering Graphics, Basic Technical Practices, Computer Programming, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Engineering Materials, Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics), Solid Mechanics, Fluids Mechanics, Thermodynamics.

11. Course Structure - ME 4.Applied Engineering Courses : Heat Transfer, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), Mechanics of Machines, Mechanical Design, Automatic Control Systems (or System Dynamics), Mechanical Vibration, Internal Combustion Engines, Power Plants Engineering, etc. 5.Training 6.Others

12. Course Structure - MtE 4.Applied Engineering Courses : Mechanical Design, Mechatronic System Design, Robotics, Automatic Control Systems (or System Dynamics), Automation, Microprocessors, Embeded Systems, Mechanical Vibration, etc. 5.Training 6.Others

13. Future of ME & MtE 1.Most industries need ME 2.Modern industries need MtE 3.Do we need cars in the future ? 4.Do we need energy in the future ? 5.Do we need air conditioners in the future ? 6.Do we need machines ? 7.Do we need intelligent systems ?