Mechatronics, Automation & Design

Prof. K. Schreve

Prof. A. Basson

Dr. W. Smit

K. Kruger

Prof Anton Basson & Karel Kruger Automation, Control and Robotics

• Automating assembly & quality assurance

• Control of modern manufacturing systems,

using

o Java multi-agent

o C#

o and Erlang programming

Prof Anton Basson & Karel Kruger Automation, Control and Robotics

• Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Systems in the South

African context

o Virtual manufacturing

o Distributed control

Prof Anton Basson & Karel Kruger Automation, Control and Robotics

• Integrating human workers in modern manufacturing environments

• Eye tracking in manufacturing applications

Prof Anton Basson & Karel Kruger Automation, Control and Robotics

• Virtual commissioning

• Simulation

Using

o Kuka SimPro

o Simio

Prof. Schreve

• Measurements with a camera or set of cameras

Prof. Schreve

• Measurements with a camera or set of cameras

• Motion capturing

Dr. Smit - The future of drones?

Concentrated

solar power