chapter 1. Characteristics of Opto-Mechatronic Systems -- chapter 2 Opto-Mechatronic Products and Processes: Design Considerations -- chapter 3 Principles of Semiconductor Lasers and Their Applications -- chapter 4 Optical Sensors and Their Applications -- chapter 5 Distributed Optical-Fiber Sensing -- chapter 6 Biological-Based Optical Sensors and Transducers -- chapter 7 Fundamentals of Machine Vision and Their Importance for Real Mechatronic Applications -- chapter 8 Volume Holographic Imaging -- chapter 9 Pattern Recognition -- chapter 10 Real-Time Feature Extraction -- chapter 11 Real-Time Image Recognition -- chapter 12 Optical Pattern Recognition -- chapter 13 Real-Time Control of Opto-Mechatronic Systems -- chapter 14 Feature Selection and Planning for Visual Servoing -- chapter 15 Visual Servoing: Theory and Applications -- chapter 16 Optical-Based In-Process Monitoring and Control -- chapter 17 Optical Methods for Monitoring, Modeling, and Controlling Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes -- chapter 18 Optical-Based Manufacturing Process: Monitoring and Control -- chapter 19 Inspection and Control of Surface Mount Processes for Electronic Part Assembly -- chapter 20 Opto Skill Capturing and Visual Guidance for Service Robots -- chapter 21 Optical Pick-Up Devices for Disk Storage Systems -- chapter 22 Optical MEMS: Light Source Array -- chapter 23 Optical/Vision-Based Microassembly