optomechatronics

In engineering, optomechatronics is a field that investigates the integration of optical components and technology into mechatronic systems.{{cite journal |last1=Cho |first1=H. |last2=Kim |first2=M.Y. |title=Optomechatronic Technology: The Characteristics and Perspectives |journal=IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics |date=August 2005 |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=932–943 |doi=10.1109/TIE.2005.851689 |citeseerx=10.1.1.459.8430 |s2cid=206697300 }} The optical components in these systems are used as sensors to measure mechanical quantities such as surface structure and orientation.{{cite journal |last1=Koch |first1=Alexander |title=Introduction to the Special Issue on "Optomechatronics" |journal=Sensors |date=31 March 2014 |volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=6302–6304 |doi=10.3390/s140406302 |pmc=4029695 |doi-access=free }} Optical sensors are used in a feedback loop as part of control systems for mechatronic devices.{{cite book |last1=Cho |first1=Hyungsuck |title=Opto-Mechatronic Systems Handbook: Techniques and Applications |date=2002 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9781420040692 |pages=chapter 13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyLNBQAAQBAJ&q=Optomechatronic&pg=SA13-PA2 |accessdate=25 August 2018 |language=en}} Optomechatronics has applications in areas such as adaptive optics, vehicular automation, optofluidics, optical tweezers and thin-film technology.{{cite web |title=International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technology (ISOT) 2018 |url=http://congresos.cio.mx/isot2018/topics.php |website=congresos.cio.mx |accessdate=25 August 2018}}