Self-adjustment of Micro-mechatronic Systems

Abstract The paper provides an Introduction to various methods of creating composed products In the micro-domain. The methods are evaluated using different criteria. Including the potential to reduce difficult handling operations. In the second part, a case study is described on self-adjustment. The components are coarsely aligned with respect to each other using for Instance (semi) automatic production machines. In the second stage, the components are precisely aligned with respect to each other using assembly functions that are integrated with the product. The case considered is opto-electronic devices. On basis of a MEMS device self-adjustment is used to position optical fibres.