The IEEE/IES International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM2015 6-8 March, 2015, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan Mechatronics is defined as the synergistic integration of mechanics, electronics, and information processing into a production process: This evolutionary development in industrial design and manufacturing also brings new goals and challenges that need to be addressed for the effective use of the technology in many new products and systems in the future. The IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM2015, is sponsored by the Industrial Electronics Society (IES) of IEEE and aims at providing a multidisciplinary forum, where researchers can discuss the state-of-the-art in mechatronics, and present recent research results and prospects for development in this evolving area.