Understanding Electro-Mechanical Engineering: An Introduction to Mechatronics (IEEE Press Understanding Science & Technology Series) [1 ed.]
0780310314, 9780780310315
With a focus on electromechanical systems in a variety of fields, this accessible introductory text brings you coverage
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Year 1996
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Table of contents :
Front Matter ......Page 1
PART I : Understanding the Science and Technology......Page 36
CHAPTER 1 : Electrical Engineering......Page 37
CHAPTER 2 : Mechanical Engineering......Page 63
PART II : Understanding the Devices and Systems......Page 92
CHAPTER 3 : Generators and Motors......Page 93
CHAPTER 4 : Brakes and Clutches......Page 114
CHAPTER 5 : Amplifiers......Page 127
CHAPTER 6 : Actuators......Page 137
CHAPTER 7 : Transducers......Page 154
CHAPTER 8 : Controlled Motion......Page 179
CHAPTER 9 : Contact Makers and Electrodes......Page 198
CHAPTER 10 : Computer Components......Page 228
CHAPTER 11 : Marking Paper......Page 238
CHAPTER 12 : Sound......Page 248
CHAPTER 13 : Manufacturing......Page 255
CHAPTER 14 : Assembling and Connecting......Page 265
CHAPTER 15 : Military Devices......Page 280
CHAPTER 16 : Medical Devices......Page 283
CHAPTER 17 : Consumer Devices......Page 289
CHAPTER 18 : Passive Electrical Components......Page 294
PART III : Understanding Design......Page 299
CHAPTER 19 : The Science and the Art......Page 300
CHAPTER 20 : How One Designs......Page 303
CHAPTER 21 : Minimum Constraint Design......Page 309
CHAPTER 22 : Design for Manufacturing......Page 314
CHAPTER 23 : User-Friendly Design......Page 319
CHAPTER 24 : Accuracy, Adjustment, and Gauging......Page 322
CHAPTER 25 : Reliability, Defects, Abuse, Failure, and Maintenance......Page 325
CHAPTER 26 : Barriers, Filters, Conduits, and Valves......Page 334
CHAPTER 27 : Ecology......Page 345
CHAPTER 28 : Money......Page 349
CHAPTER 29 : Cost Reduction and Product Improvement......Page 352
CHAPTER 30 : Constraints on Design......Page 359
CHAPTER 31 : People Engineering......Page 362
CHAPTER 32 : Getting Help......Page 370
CHAPTER 33 : Design Parameters......Page 374
CHAPTER 34 : Product Classes and Families......Page 377
Appendix : Patent Classification......Page 381
References and Bibliography......Page 384
Index ......Page 393