An Advanced Mechatronic Approach to Open Machine-Control Design

HACE, Aleš ;POLIČ, Aleš ;JEZERNIK, Karel .
An Advanced Mechatronic Approach to Open Machine-Control Design. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 50, n.10, p. 469-486, july 2017. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/an-advanced-mechatronic-approach-to-open-machine-control-design/>. Date accessed: 23 jan. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.

Hace, A., Polič, A., & Jezernik, K.
(2004).
An Advanced Mechatronic Approach to Open Machine-Control Design.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 50(10), 469-486.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/

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Hace, Aleš, Aleš  Polič, & Karel  Jezernik.
"An Advanced Mechatronic Approach to Open Machine-Control Design." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 50.10 (2004): 469-486. Web.  23 Jan. 2026

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Hace, Aleš, Polič, Aleš, AND Jezernik, Karel.
"An Advanced Mechatronic Approach to Open Machine-Control Design" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 50 Number 10 (07 July 2017)