Expert Exchange Driving Progress in Mechatronics

The 2026 SMSD proceedings volume brings together the contributions presented at the symposium and is now available for download as a PDF on this page. The publication can also be accessed directly via Zenodo.

The 2026 symposium focused on precision motion, mechatronics system design, sensing, control, and system accuracy. Keynote presentations addressed linear motors, wear, error budgeting, and accuracy in long-range nanopositioning systems.

Participants discussed a broad range of applications and technologies, including:

• Precision engineering applications such as cryogenic positioning and wafer-level testing
• Parallel kinematics, hexapods, and multi-DOF motion platforms
• Linear motors, MagLev systems, piezo-based drives, and actuator technologies
• Sensor technologies, metrology concepts, and interferometric measurement
• Error budgeting and compensation strategies
• Modeling, simulation, and design methods
• Material properties, friction surfaces, and piezoceramic loss effects

Dynamics, control, system performance, and learning-based approaches

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We would like to thank the speakers, contributors, and participants of PI’s 2026 Symposium on Mechatronics System Design. Thanks to your valuable contributions, technology expertise, and engaging discussions, the first edition proved to be a vibrant forum for interdisciplinary dialogue.