Over the past three decades, major advances have been made relevant to automation, and technological expectations have increased in order to correct human error. Some of the most groundbreaking advances in automation can be found at the junction of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. These three disciplines, when applied together, are known as mechatronics. For example, two important applications of mechatronics automation are the growing interest in autonomous cars and the development of health care devices. In the field of athletic training, however, there have been limited improvements3, and the opportunities remain vast. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: first, to present an example of mechatronics applied to athletic training, and, secondly, to share a unique undergraduate multidisciplinary engineering research experience in a small liberal arts college setting.
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