Description: Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 9^th International Conference on Mechatronic Systems and Materials (MSM 2013), July 1–3, 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania.
The 170 papers are grouped as follows:

Chapter 1: Mechatronic Systems I: (Industrial Robotics; Microrobotics; Mobile Robots; Analysis of Vibration),

Chapter 2: Mechatronic Systems II: (Optimization; Optimal Design; Integrated Diagnostics; Failure Analysis; Tribology in Mechatronics Systems; Analysis of Signals),

Chapter 3: Mechatronic Systems III: (Applications of Artificial Intelligence; Sensors and Actuators in Mechatronics; Control of Mechatronics Systems),

Chapter 4: Materials: (Multifunctional and Smart Materials; Metallic Alloys; Piezoelectric Materials; Nanomaterials; Ceramics and Glasses; Biomaterials and Technology; Coatings and Properties),

Chapter 5: Engineering Technologies: (Advanced and Digital Manufacturing; Systems Engineering; Micro and Nano Technologies; Materials Joining Technologies; Modeling and Optimization of Processes),

Chapter 6: Education: (New Trends and Curricula for BSC and MSC in Two Tier Higher Education in the Fields of Mechatronic Systems and Materials Science)