Mechatronic Systems: Devices, Design, Control, Operation and Monitoring / Edition 1

by Clarence W. de Silva

Overview

Mechatronics has emerged as its own discipline over the past decade, yet no reference has lived up to the demands of being a working guide for designing and implementing the new generation of mechatronic systems. Uniting an international team of leading experts, Mechatronic Systems: Devices, Design, Control, Operation and Monitoring rises to the challenge of providing a practical, comprehensive, and detailed guide to the theory and application of modern mechatronics.

Weaving the Multi-Domain Tapestry
This book treats all components of the mechatronic system as a unified whole, combining mechanics, electronics, intelligent control, sensors, actuators, and communication networks through integrated design. Extensive cross-referencing lends this work a coherence not found in other books on mechatronics, which amount to little more than collections of papers.

Real-World Guidance from the Experts
Extensive examples and case studies take you effortlessly from theory to analysis, design, and application. Convenient snapshots in the form of tables, graphs, illustrations, and summaries give you immediate access to the information you need.

Mechatronic Systems: Devices, Design, Control, Operation and Monitoring is a critical compendium of need-to-know information covering mechatronic devices, communication and control technologies, mechatronic design and optimization, and techniques for monitoring and diagnosis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849307751
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/17/2007
Series:	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series , #36
Pages:	490
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

de Silva, Clarence W.

Table of Contents

Mechatronic Devices. Communication Technologies. Control Technologies. Mechatronic Design and Optimization. Monitoring and Diagnosis.

Editorial Reviews

"I have no doubt that [this text] will lead to further insights, new research, enhanced collaborations, and increased practical applications in the field of Mechatronics…"
-From the Foreword by Prof. Michael Isaacson, Ph.D., P.Eng., Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia

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