This volume comprises a collection of papers arising from the 1st International Conference on Mechatronic Systems and Materials (MSM 2005), which was held in Vilnius from the 20th –to 23rd October 2005.The presentations submitted to the eight sections which made up the conference covered a diverse range of subjects: systems, systems analysis; actuators; analysis of vibrations and dynamics; robotics; tribology; measurement and techniques; materials and coatings; studies and education.The wide variety of specific problems that was discussed reflected the new achievements and research tendencies in the eight fields covered, and the directions in which research is currently moving. This volume, with its 118 reports by the leading experts who attended the conference should be essential reading matter for anyone working in mechatronics.
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