Imbedding intellegence into mechatronic systems

An autonomously operating mechatronic system is an instantiation of an intelligent system. Its functionality relies on numerous disparate sensors through which the system grasps a consistent image of what is going on inside and around it. The paper describes the ways of embedding intelligence based on the means of information fusion and learning. The process is exemplified by intelligent navigation of a mobile machine. The feasibility of the chosen approach is demonstrated by both the simulation and real experiment.