Figure 2.

Conceptual scheme of the biomechatronics scientific/technological paradigm: a typical mechatronic system is characterized by the smooth and effective integration of its fundamental components (mechanisms, sensors, control, actuators, power supply), and by the fact that such integration is included in the components and system design process, from the very beginnings; biomechatronics considers the system together with its interactions with the external world and with the human operator, which become a source of biological inspiration, on one side, and a reference for functional specifications, in systems for biomedical applications, on the other.