Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of mechanical and electrical engineering, computer science, and information technology, which includes control systems as well as numerical methods used to design products with built-'m intelligence. We intend this text to be useful for the upper-level undergraduate or graduate student in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, civil, electrical, and of course, mechatronic engineering. The text blends the pertinent aspects of mechatronics--system mode ling, simulation, sensors, act..