The Mechatronic System Design Process provides an environment that is rich with numerical and graphical analysis tools that stimulate innovation, integration, communication, and collaboration within design teams. It aims to reduce the risk of not meeting the functional requirements by enabling early and continuous verification throughout the entire design workflow.
The Mechatronic System Design Process results in the creation of a system virtual prototype, complete with models of the plant, sensors, actuators and all supporting electronics, as well as the real-time computer control code. The process involves control-oriented physical modeling, mathematical modeling using the laws of nature, dynamic response prediction by simulation, experimental validation of prediction, control system design, and evaluation of both system design and control system together to meet dynamic performance requirements.