About the Mechatronic Engineering Discipline

Mechatronic Engineering is the discipline that puts together the mechanical design skills, computing skills and the knowledge of control systems, microprocessors and electronics to design and build smart, efficient and intelligent machines. Mobile and manipulative robotics make up a significant part of Mechatronics research at UNSW. Among these are autonomous off-road vehicles, indoor vehicles and micro-aerial vehicles. Mechatronics teaching includes robotics, computing, control systems, intelligent machines, microprocessors and electronics. Our graduates find employment in many situations where automation is in demand. These include manufacturing, automotive industry, instrumentation systems, and systems automation in mining, cargo handling and agriculture.

The mechatronic engineering undergraduate degree plan shares its first two years with the other four in the School and no choice is required until third year. The Faculty flexible first year entry allows even more choice of program during the first two semesters. Final year features a large component of electives. Many combined degrees are available too, as are postgraduate coursework and research degrees.

Undergraduate Degrees

For information on
      •  common years 1 and 2 of our BE degrees
      •  combined degrees
      •  scholarships
see Prospective Undergraduate Students.

Postgraduate Degrees

For information on
      •  general postgraduate coursework degrees
see Prospective Postgraduate Coursework Students.
Note: There are no specific mechatronic engineering options for coursework programs.

For information on
      •  postgraduate research degrees
      •  research topics in the mechatronic engineering field
      •  scholarships
see Prospective Postgraduate Research Students.

Staff

For information on staff in the Mechatronic discipline, go to Staff and sort by “Research Group” (select “Autonomous Systems”) or “Research Area”.

Laboratories

For information on laboratory and computing facilities, see Labs & Computing.

Research Activities

For information on current research activities, go to
      •  Staff and sort by “Research Group” or “Research Area”
      •  Research & Publications

Consulting & Testing

Consulting and testing for industry is available via MECHLAB @ UNSW. The expertise of the group is in robotics and design and development of automatic and/or autonomous systems including outdoor vehicles.