Evolution from mechatronics to cyber physical systems: An educational point of view

This paper deals with the need for changes in the way to teach mechatronic engineering design, in order to take into account the increasing development of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). After discussing the similarities and differences cited by the scientific community, we present our ongoing educational process to extend the mechatronic system design with the constraints of systems in a CPS context. This project-based approach is detailed with an educational case study consisting in a cleaning robots colony.