Here are some useful web links. Please let me know if you find other links that you think should be included.

• Electronic library resources - online SJSU library resources
• Google Patents - my go-to for patent searching
• www.pat2pdf.org - free tool to search and print patents to pdf format
• Thomas Register - exhaustive listing of US manufactures for virtually everything
• Glossary of Technical Terms - from Custom Controls Sensors
• MatWeb - tremendous searchable database for material datasheets
• Mechatronic component resources - links to components, mfg's, and suppliers of parts for mechatronics
• Other mechatronics resources - other resources on subjects related to design and mechatronics
• Engineer on a Disk - extensive set of engineering knowledge resources (see those for ME)
• The Internet Guide to Mathematics - list of helpful online resources
• Machine Design Magazine - a popular trade magazine for machine designers
• Design News Magazine - a good trade magazine slanted toward machine tools, etc.
• Engineering Case Studies - an excellent resource to study a wide variety of design cases