# Mechatronics
## MicroSim spec
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Motor torque` · 0–10 · drive torque applied to the mechanism
- `Load mass` · 0.1–10 · inertia the actuator must move
- `Control gain` · 0–10 · servo gain closing the position loop
### What animates
A mechanism's end-effector moves to a target as the servo loop closes.
### Learning objective
Show how a servo loop coordinates a motor and load to hit a target position.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library
*Mechatronics — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Engineering room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mecha_workaround.svg).*
> Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering,[1] and also includes a combination of robotics, computer science, telecommunications, systems, control, automation and product eng ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics))
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics)
## Concept summary
Mechatronics [[Engineering|engineering]], also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems employing [[Mechanical_engineering|mechanical engineering]], [[Electrical_engineering|electrical engineering]], electronic engineering and [[Computer_science|computer science]] and engineering, and includes a combination of [[Robotics|robotics]], computer science, [[Telecommunications|telecommunications]], systems, control, automation and product engineering.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to Systems Engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Mechatronics
const ARTICLE = "Mechatronics";
let p1, p2, p3;
function setup() {
createCanvas(720, 520);
pixelDensity(2);
// physics-dynamics sim — create the three sliders described above:
// Motor torque (0–10), Load mass (0.1–10), Control gain (0–10).
// TODO: build labelled sliders in the control region (below the drawing region).
}
function draw() {
background(248);
// TODO: read p1/p2/p3; render the physics-dynamics in the drawing region and respond live.
// TODO: HUD — title + en.wikitube.io/wiki/Mechatronics + control hints + live readouts.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Mechatronics)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Control_theory]] · [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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