Mechatronics : An Integrated Approach

While most books on the subject present material only on sensors and actuators, hardware and simulation, or modeling and control, Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach presents all of these topics in a single, unified volume from which users with a variety of engineering backgrounds can benefit. The integrated approach emphasizes the design and instrumentation of mechatronic systems. A versatile text that spans several courses in mechatronics, the book offers a strong foundation in such core subjects as dynamic system modeling, electronic components and analysis, mechanical components and analysis, robotics, sensors/transducers and instrumentation, stepper motors, dc and ac motors and drives, hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, fluidics, automatic control, digital processing and hardware, communication and interfacing, software tools, design, and prototyping. Appendices provide additional background on Laplace and Fourier transform techniques, and software tools including MATLABÒ, SIMULINKÒ, and LabVIEWÒ. The book emphasizes practical situations and applications with numerous worked examples, problems, and exercises. An entire chapter is devoted to practical case studies. Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach seamlessly incorporates advanced theory and concepts, various considerations of practical applications including tools, instrumentation, design issues, automatic control, and industrial techniques using a reader-friendly, snapshot style that is ideal for students with a basic engineering background While most books on the subject present material only on sensors and actuators, hardware and simulation, or modeling and control, Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach presents all of these topics in a single, unified volume from which users with a variety of engineering backgrounds can benefit. The integrated approach emphasizes the design and instrumentation of mechatronic systems. A versatile text that spans several courses in mechatronics, the book offers a strong foundation in such core subjects as dynamic system modeling, electronic components and analysis, mechanical components and analysis, robotics, sensors/transducers and instrumentation, stepper motors, dc and ac motors and drives, hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, fluidics, automatic control, digital processing and hardware, communication and interfacing, software tools, design, and prototyping. Appendices provide additional background on Laplace and Fourier transform techniques, and software tools including MATLAB, SIMULINK, and LabVIEW . The book emphasizes practical situations and applications with numerous worked examples, problems, and exercises. An entire chapter is devoted to practical case studies. Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach seamlessly incorporates advanced theory and concepts, various considerations of practical applications including tools, instrumentation, design issues, automatic control, and industrial techniques using a reader-friendly, snapshot style that is ideal for students with a basic engineering background Cover......Page 1 MECHATRONICS......Page 3 Preface......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 16 1. Mechatronic Engineering......Page 34 2. Dynamic Models and Analogies......Page 48 3. Mechanical Components and Robotic Manipulators......Page 270 4. Component Interconnection and Signal Conditioning......Page 326 5. Performance Specification and Analysis......Page 446 6. Analog Sensors and Transducers......Page 506 7. Digital Transducers......Page 660 8. Stepper Motors......Page 708 9. Continuous-Drive Actuators......Page 794 10. Digital Logic and Hardware......Page 936 11. Microprocessors and PLCs......Page 986 12. Control Systems......Page 1032 13. Case Studies in Mechatronics......Page 1190 Appendix A Transform Techniques......Page 1268 Appendix B Software Tools......Page 1286 Index......Page 1326 "While most books on the subject present material only on sensors and actuators, hardware and simulation, or modeling and control, Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach presents all of these topics in a single, unified volume from which users with a variety of engineering backgrounds can benefit. The integrated approach emphasizes the design of mechatronic systems." "Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach seamlessly incorporates advanced theory and concepts, various considerations of practical applications including tools, instrumentation, design issues, control, and industrial techniques using a reader-friendly, snapshot style that is ideal for professionals as well as students with a basic engineering background."--Jacket Table of MECHATRONIC ENGINEERINGMechatronic SystemsStudy of MechatronicsReferences and Further ReadingDYNAMIC MODELS AND ANALOGIESTerminologyAnalogiesState-Space Representation Model Linearization Linear GraphsState Models From Linear GraphsElectrical SystemsFluid SystemsThermal SystemsBond GraphsTransfer-Function ModelsFrequency Domain ModelsResponse Analysis And SimulationMECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND ROBOTIC MANIPULATORSMechanical ComponentsTransmission ComponentsRobotic ManipulatorsRobotic GrippersCOMPONENT INTERCONNECTION AND SIGNAL CONDITIONINGComponent InterconnectionImpedance Characteristi Front cover; Dedication; Preface; The Author; Acknowledgments; Source Credits; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Mechatronic Engineering; Chapter 2. Dynamic Models and Analogies; Chapter 3. Mechanical Components and Robotic Manipulators; Chapter 4. Component Interconnection and Signal Conditioning; Chapter 5. Performance Specification and Analysis; Chapter 6. Analog Sensors and Transducers; Chapter 7. Digital Transducers; Chapter 8. Stepper Motors; Chapter 9. Continuous-Drive Actuators; Chapter 10. Digital Logic and Hardware; Chapter 11. Microprocessors and PLCs; Chapter 12. Control Systems The field of Mechatronics concerns the synergistic application of mechanics, electronics, controls, and computer engineering in the development of electromechanical products and systems, through an integrated design approach. Chapter 13. Case Studies in MechatronicsAppendix A. Transform Techniques; Appendix B. Software Tools; References and Further Reading; Units and Conversions (Approximate); Back cover