Ebook: Mechatronics: Electromechanics and Contromechanics

Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline born of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as we face profound is­ sues of productivity and competitiveness that require engineering solutions, among others. The Mechanical Engineering Series features graduate texts and research monographs intended to address the need for information in contemporary areas of mechanical engineering. The series is conceived as a comprehensive one that will cover a broad range of concentrations important to mechanical engineering graduate ed­ ucation and research. We are fortunate to have a distinguished roster of consulting editors, each an expert in one of the areas of concentration. The names of the consulting editors are listed on the front page of the volume. The areas of concentration are applied mechanics, biomechanics, compu­ tational mechanics, dynamic systems and control, energetics, mechanics of material, processing, thermal science, and tribology. Professor Marshek, the consulting editor for dynamic systems and con­ trol, and I are pleased to present this volume of the series: Mechatronics: Electromechanics and Contromechanics by Professor Denny K. Miu. The selection of this volume underscores again the interest of the Mechanical Engineering Series to provide our readers with topical monographs as well as graduate texts.

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This book is concerned with electromechanical systems, particularly the interaction between and the control of the electrical (electronic) and mechanical components. As electronics is becoming increasingly important in controlling machines, the problems of mechanical engineering can be less and less separated from those of electronic engineering and control engineering. This graduate-level text fills a gap in the literature by considering these problems from a unified perspective; it requires only a background in undergraduate mechanical engineering as a prerequisite. The first part of the book deals with electromechanical sensors and actuators, beginning with a review of mechanics and electrodynamics. These fundamentals are then applied to simple devices such as stepper motors, DC motors, and piezoelectric devices. Part two focuses on issues involving control, and begins with a review of classical control theory. Subsequent chapters discuss computer-controlled electromechanical systems, residual vibration, and active damping.

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This book is concerned with electromechanical systems, particularly the interaction between and the control of the electrical (electronic) and mechanical components. As electronics is becoming increasingly important in controlling machines, the problems of mechanical engineering can be less and less separated from those of electronic engineering and control engineering. This graduate-level text fills a gap in the literature by considering these problems from a unified perspective; it requires only a background in undergraduate mechanical engineering as a prerequisite. The first part of the book deals with electromechanical sensors and actuators, beginning with a review of mechanics and electrodynamics. These fundamentals are then applied to simple devices such as stepper motors, DC motors, and piezoelectric devices. Part two focuses on issues involving control, and begins with a review of classical control theory. Subsequent chapters discuss computer-controlled electromechanical systems, residual vibration, and active damping.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Review of Classical Mechanics....Pages 9-21
Fundamentals of Electromagnetics....Pages 22-35
Electromagnetic Energy....Pages 36-60
Examples of Electric Machines....Pages 61-73
Introduction to Piezoelastics....Pages 74-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Review of Classical Control....Pages 97-113
Poles and Zeros....Pages 114-156
Residual Vibration....Pages 157-184
Active Damping....Pages 185-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Units and Constants....Pages 203-204
Review of Vector Calculus....Pages 205-210
Elasticity Tensor....Pages 211-213
Disk Drive Mechatronics....Pages 214-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-232

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This book is concerned with electromechanical systems, particularly the interaction between and the control of the electrical (electronic) and mechanical components. As electronics is becoming increasingly important in controlling machines, the problems of mechanical engineering can be less and less separated from those of electronic engineering and control engineering. This graduate-level text fills a gap in the literature by considering these problems from a unified perspective; it requires only a background in undergraduate mechanical engineering as a prerequisite. The first part of the book deals with electromechanical sensors and actuators, beginning with a review of mechanics and electrodynamics. These fundamentals are then applied to simple devices such as stepper motors, DC motors, and piezoelectric devices. Part two focuses on issues involving control, and begins with a review of classical control theory. Subsequent chapters discuss computer-controlled electromechanical systems, residual vibration, and active damping.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Review of Classical Mechanics....Pages 9-21
Fundamentals of Electromagnetics....Pages 22-35
Electromagnetic Energy....Pages 36-60
Examples of Electric Machines....Pages 61-73
Introduction to Piezoelastics....Pages 74-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Review of Classical Control....Pages 97-113
Poles and Zeros....Pages 114-156
Residual Vibration....Pages 157-184
Active Damping....Pages 185-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Units and Constants....Pages 203-204
Review of Vector Calculus....Pages 205-210
Elasticity Tensor....Pages 211-213
Disk Drive Mechatronics....Pages 214-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-232
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