Abstract:
THe interdisciplinary area of mechatronics is fast integrating into the curricula of traditional mechanical engineering courses world over. Diffenrt approaches and strategies adopted by educational institutions. In a global context, Mechatronics is often
Mechanical Engineers and in Sri Lanka
seen as the future career for
of industrialization, the industry opportunities lo^engmeTs withTstwg
electro-mechanical background needs no speculation. However, in the
local context there are
implementation of a Mechatronics programme.
even
severe resource constraints to successful
This paper examines the issues involved in relation to global trends and
local constraints and it attempts to identify possible avenues for
development. The current project-based learning approach used in the
authors’ department to introduce mechatronics is presented covering
some specific case studies involving different sectors of industry.
