Preface/vii
Chapter1MechatronicsSystemDesign
1.1WhatIsMechatronics?/1
1.2IntegratedDesignIssuesinMechatronics/3
1.3MechatronicsKeyElements/5
1.4TheMechatronicsDesignProcess/24
1.5AdvancedApproachesinMechatronics/28
1.6Summary/31
References/31
Problems/32
Chapter2ModelingandSimulationofPhysicalSystems
2.1Introduction/36
2.2SimulationandBlockDiagrams/36
2.3AnalogiesandImpedanceDiagrams/40
2.4ElectricalSystems/54
2.5MechanicalTranslationalSystems/60
2.6MechanicalRotationalSystems/78
2.7ElectromochanicalCoupling/83
2.8FluidSystems/89
2.9Summary/103
References/104
Problems/104
Chapter3SensorsandTransducers
3.1AnIntroductiontoSensorsandTransducers/110
3.2SensorsforMotionandPositionMeasurement/122
3.3Force,Torque,andTactileSensors/161
3.4FlowSensors/169
3.5Temperature-SensingDevices/181
3.6Ultrasonicsensors/187
3.7RangeSensors/189
3.8ActiveVibrationControlUsingMagnetostrictiveTransducers/197
3.9FiberOpticDevicesinMechatronics/199
3.10Summary/202
References/203
Problems/204
Chapter4ActuatingDevices
4.1DirectCurrentMotor/211
4.2PermanentMagnetStepperMotor/214
4.3FluidPowerActuation/219
4.4FluidPowerDesignElements/223
4.5PiezoelectricActuators/236
4.6Summary/237
References/237
Problems/238
Chapter5HardwareComponentsforMechatronics
5.1NumberSystemsinMechatronics/239
5.2BinaryLogic/245
5.3KarnaughMapMinimization/251
5.4TransducerSignalConditioningandDevicesforData
Conversion/255
5.5ProgrammableControllers/265
5.6Summary/274
References/274
Problems/274
Chapter6Signals,Systems,andControls
6.1IntroductiontoSignals,Systems,andControls/277
6.2SystemRepresentation/280
6.3LinearizationofNonlinearSystems/285
6.4TimeDelays/288
6.5MeasuresofSystemPerformance/290
6.6RootLocus/300
6.7BodePlots/312
6.8Summary/320
References/320
Problems/321
Chapter7Real-TimeInterfacing
7.1Introduction/325
7.2ElementsofaDataAcquisitionandControlSystem/326
7.3OverviewoftheI/OProcess/328
7.4InstallationoftheI/OCardandSoftware/332
7.5InstallationoftheApplicationSoftware/335
7.6Examples/344
7.7Overframing/359
7.8Summary/361
References/362
Chapter8AdvancedApplicationsinMechatronics
8.1SensorsforConditionMonitoring/363
8.2MechatronicControlinAutomatedManufacturing/368
8.3ArtificialIntelligenceinMechatronics/375
8.4FuzzyLogicApplicationsinMechatronics/378
8.5MicrosensorsinMechatronics/382
8.6Summary/388
References/388
Chapter9CaseStudies
9.1DataAcquisitionCaseStudies/391
9.2DataAcquisitionandControlCaseStudies/401
9.3Summary/411
9.4SuggestionsforAdditionalCaseStudies/411
Index/415