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The trends in motion control will be expected to be primarily driven by developments in precision control and engineering, which has been steadily gathering momentum and attention over the last century. The driving force of this development arises from the requirements of miniaturization in products, where more functionality is to be contained in a smaller dimension, as well as the delicate processes to be able to realize them.
The historical roots of precision engineering are arguably in the field of horology (developed since the 1300s) and optics. Major contributions were made in the late 1800s and early 1900s during the development of ruling engines for the manufacturing of scales, reticules, and spectrographic diffraction gratings. Today, precision engineering has come a long way, encompassing multidisciplinary technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology, which together are opening up new frontiers in precision applications, including motion control applications.
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Tan, K.K., Putra, A.S. (2011). Trends in Motion Control. In: Drives and Control for Industrial Automation. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-425-6_7
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