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Abstract
The integration of electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, control and computer engineering – Mechatronics – lies at the heart of the innumerable gadgets, processes and technology without which modern life would seem impossible. From auto-focus cameras to car engine management systems, and from state-of-the-art robots to the humble washing machine, Mechatronics has a hand in them all.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Front Cover | ||
| Half-Title page | i | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Part I: Introduction | 1 | ||
| Chapter one: Introducing mechatronics | 3 | ||
| Objectives | 3 | ||
| 1.1 What is mechatronics? | 3 | ||
| 1.2 The design process | 5 | ||
| 1.3 Systems | 6 | ||
| 1.4 Measurement systems | 8 | ||
| 1.5 Control systems | 9 | ||
| 1.6 Programmable logic controller | 21 | ||
| 1.7 Examples of mechatronic systems | 22 | ||
| Summary | 26 | ||
| Problems | 27 | ||
| Part II: Sensors and signal conditioning | 29 | ||
| Chapter two: Sensors and transducers | 31 | ||
| Objectives | 31 | ||
| 2.1 Sensors and transducers | 31 | ||
| 2.2 Performance terminology | 32 | ||
| 2.3 Displacement, position and proximity | 37 | ||
| 2.4 Velocity and motion | 54 | ||
| 2.5 Force | 57 | ||
| 2.6 Fluid pressure | 57 | ||
| 2.7 Liquid flow | 61 | ||
| 2.8 Liquid level | 62 | ||
| 2.9 Temperature | 63 | ||
| 2.10 Light sensors | 69 | ||
| 2.11 Selection of sensors | 70 | ||
| 2.12 Inputting data by switches | 71 | ||
| Summary | 74 | ||
| Problems | 75 | ||
| Chapter three: Signal conditioning | 78 | ||
| objectives | 78 | ||
| 3.1 Signal conditioning | 78 | ||
| 3.2 The operational amplifier | 79 | ||
| 3.3 Protection | 90 | ||
| 3.4 Filtering | 91 | ||
| 3.5 Wheatstone bridge | 92 | ||
| 3.6 Pulse modulation | 97 | ||
| 3.7 Problems with signals | 98 | ||
| 3.8 Power transfer | 100 | ||
| Summary | 101 | ||
| Problems | 101 | ||
| Chapter four: Digital signals | 103 | ||
| objectives | 103 | ||
| 4.1 Digital signals | 103 | ||
| 4.2 Analogue and digital signals | 103 | ||
| 4.3 Digital-to-analogue and analogue-to-digitalconverters | 107 | ||
| 4.4 Multiplexers | 113 | ||
| 4.5 Data acquisition | 114 | ||
| 4.6 Digital signal processing | 116 | ||
| 4.7 Digital signal communications | 118 | ||
| Summary | 119 | ||
| Problems | 120 | ||
| Chapter five: Digital logic | 121 | ||
| objectives | 121 | ||
| 5.1 Digital logic | 121 | ||
| 5.2 Logic gates | 122 | ||
| 5.3 Applications of logic gates | 130 | ||
| 5.4 Sequential logic | 135 | ||
| Summary | 143 | ||
| Problems | 143 | ||
| Chapter six: Data presentation systems | 146 | ||
| objectives | 146 | ||
| 6.1 Displays | 146 | ||
| 6.2 Data presentation elements | 147 | ||
| 6.3 Magnetic recording | 152 | ||
| 6.4 Optical recording | 157 | ||
| 6.5 Displays | 157 | ||
| 6.6 Data acquisition systems | 162 | ||
| 6.7 Measurement systems | 166 | ||
| 6.8 Testing and calibration | 169 | ||
| Summary | 171 | ||
| Problems | 172 | ||
| Part III: Actuation | 175 | ||
| Chapter seven: Pneumatic and hydraulic actuationsystems | 177 | ||
| objectives | 177 | ||
| 7.1 Actuation systems | 177 | ||
| 7.2 Pneumatic and hydraulic systems | 177 | ||
| 7.3 Directional control valves | 181 | ||
| 7.4 Pressure control valves | 186 | ||
| 7.5 Cylinders | 188 | ||
| 7.6 Servo and proportional control valves | 192 | ||
| 7.7 Process control valves | 193 | ||
| Summary | 198 | ||
| Problems | 198 | ||
| Chapter eight: Mechanical actuation systems | 201 | ||
| objectives | 201 | ||
| 8.1 Mechanical systems | 201 | ||
| 8.2 Types of motion | 202 | ||
| 8.3 Kinematic chains | 204 | ||
| 8.4 Cams | 208 | ||
| 8.5 Gears | 210 | ||
| 8.6 Ratchet and pawl | 214 | ||
| 8.7 Belt and chain drives | 214 | ||
| 8.8 Bearings | 216 | ||
| 8.9 Electromechanical linear actuators | 218 | ||
| Summary | 219 | ||
| Problems | 220 | ||
| Chapter nine: Electrical actuation systems | 222 | ||
| objectives | 222 | ||
| 9.1 Electrical systems | 222 | ||
| 9.2 Mechanical switches | 222 | ||
| 9.3 Solid-state switches | 224 | ||
| 9.4 Solenoids | 231 | ||
| 9.5 Direct current motors | 232 | ||
| 9.6 Alternating current motors | 241 | ||
| 9.7 Stepper motors | 243 | ||
| 9.8 Direct current servomotors | 250 | ||
| 9.9 Motor selection | 251 | ||
| Summary | 255 | ||
| Problems | 255 | ||
| Part IV: Microprocessor systems | 257 | ||
| Chapter ten: Microprocessors and microcontrollers | 259 | ||
| objectives | 259 | ||
| 10.1 Control | 259 | ||
| 10.2 Microprocessor systems | 259 | ||
| 10.3 Microcontrollers | 270 | ||
| 10.4 Applications | 296 | ||
| 10.5 Programming | 297 | ||
| Summary | 300 | ||
| Problems | 300 | ||
| Chapter eleven: Assembly language | 301 | ||
| objectives | 301 | ||
| 11.1 Languages | 301 | ||
| 11.2 Assembly language programs | 302 | ||
| 11.3 Instruction sets | 304 | ||
| 11.4 Subroutines | 317 | ||
| 11.5 Look-up tables | 321 | ||
| 11.6 Embedded systems | 324 | ||
| Summary | 327 | ||
| Problems | 328 | ||
| Chapter twelve: C language | 329 | ||
| objectives | 329 | ||
| 12.1 Why C? | 329 | ||
| 12.2 Program structure | 329 | ||
| 12.3 Branches and loops | 336 | ||
| 12.4 Arrays | 340 | ||
| 12.5 Pointers | 342 | ||
| 12.6 Program development | 343 | ||
| 12.7 Examples of programs | 345 | ||
| 12.8 Arduino programs | 348 | ||
| Summary | 352 | ||
| Problems | 352 | ||
| Chapter thirteen: Input/output systems | 354 | ||
| objectives | 354 | ||
| 13.1 Interfacing | 354 | ||
| 13.2 Input/output addressing | 355 | ||
| 13.3 Interface requirements | 357 | ||
| 13.4 Peripheral interface adapters | 364 | ||
| 13.5 Serial communications interface | 369 | ||
| 13.6 Examples of interfacing | 372 | ||
| Summary | 380 | ||
| Problems | 380 | ||
| Chapter fourteen: Programmable logic controllers | 382 | ||
| objectives | 382 | ||
| 14.1 Programmable logic controller | 382 | ||
| 14.2 Basic PLC structure | 382 | ||
| 14.3 Input/output processing | 386 | ||
| 14.4 Ladder programming | 387 | ||
| 14.5 Instruction lists | 391 | ||
| 14.6 Latching and internal relays | 394 | ||
| 14.7 Sequencing | 396 | ||
| 14.8 Timers and counters | 397 | ||
| 14.9 Shift registers | 400 | ||
| 14.10 Master and jump controls | 401 | ||
| 14.11 Data handling | 402 | ||
| 14.12 Analogue input/output | 404 | ||
| Summary | 406 | ||
| Problems | 407 | ||
| Chapter fifteen: Communication systems | 409 | ||
| objectives | 409 | ||
| 15.1 Digital communications | 409 | ||
| 15.2 Centralised, hierarchical and distributedcontrol | 409 | ||
| 15.3 Networks | 412 | ||
| 15.4 Protocols | 414 | ||
| 15.5 Open Systems Interconnection communicationmodel | 415 | ||
| 15.6 Serial communication interfaces | 418 | ||
| 15.7 Parallel communication interfaces | 427 | ||
| 15.8 Wireless communications | 430 | ||
| Summary | 431 | ||
| Problems | 432 | ||
| Chapter sixteen: Fault finding | 433 | ||
| objectives | 433 | ||
| 16.1 Fault-detection techniques | 433 | ||
| 16.2 Watchdog timer | 434 | ||
| 16.3 Parity and error coding checks | 435 | ||
| 16.4 Common hardware faults | 437 | ||
| 16.5 Microprocessor systems | 438 | ||
| 16.6 Evaluation and simulation | 441 | ||
| 16.7 PLC systems | 442 | ||
| Summary | 445 | ||
| Problems | 445 | ||
| Part V: System models | 447 | ||
| Chapter Seventeen: Basic system models | 449 | ||
| objectives | 449 | ||
| 17.1 Mathematical models | 449 | ||
| 17.2 Mechanical system building blocks | 450 | ||
| 17.3 Electrical system building blocks | 458 | ||
| 17.4 Fluid system building blocks | 462 | ||
| 17.5 Thermal system building blocks | 469 | ||
| Summary | 472 | ||
| Problems | 473 | ||
| Chapter Eighteen: Engineering systems | 475 | ||
| objectives | 475 | ||
| 18.1 Engineering systems | 475 | ||
| 18.2 Rotational–translational systems | 475 | ||
| 18.3 Electromechanical systems | 476 | ||
| 18.4 Linearity | 479 | ||
| 18.5 Hydraulic–mechanical systems | 481 | ||
| Summary | 484 | ||
| Problems | 484 | ||
| Chapter nineteen: Dynamic responses of systems | 485 | ||
| objectives | 485 | ||
| 19.1 Modelling dynamic systems | 485 | ||
| 19.2 Terminology | 486 | ||
| 19.3 First-order systems | 488 | ||
| 19.4 Second-order systems | 494 | ||
| 19.5 Performance measures for second-order systems | 501 | ||
| 19.6 System identification | 504 | ||
| Summary | 505 | ||
| Problems | 506 | ||
| Chapter twenty: System transfer functions | 509 | ||
| objectives | 509 | ||
| 20.1 The transfer function | 509 | ||
| 20.2 First-order systems | 512 | ||
| 20.3 Second-order systems | 514 | ||
| 20.4 Systems in series | 516 | ||
| 20.5 Systems with feedback loops | 517 | ||
| 20.6 Effect of pole location on transient response | 519 | ||
| Summary | 522 | ||
| Problems | 522 | ||
| Chapter twenty-one: Frequency response | 524 | ||
| objectives | 524 | ||
| 21.1 Sinusoidal input | 524 | ||
| 21.2 Phasors | 525 | ||
| 21.3 Frequency response | 527 | ||
| 21.4 Bode plots | 530 | ||
| 21.5 Performance specifications | 539 | ||
| 21.6 Stability | 541 | ||
| Summary | 543 | ||
| Problems | 544 | ||
| Chapter twenty- two: Closed-loop controllers | 546 | ||
| Objectives | 546 | ||
| 22.1 Control processes | 546 | ||
| 22.2 Two-step or on/off mode | 548 | ||
| 22.3 Proportional mode of control | 550 | ||
| 22.4 Integral mode of control | 552 | ||
| 22.5 Derivative mode of control | 555 | ||
| 22.6 PID controller | 557 | ||
| 22.7 Digital control systems | 559 | ||
| 22.8 Controller tuning | 564 | ||
| 22.9 Velocity control | 566 | ||
| 22.10 Adaptive control | 567 | ||
| Summary | 569 | ||
| Problems | 569 | ||
| Chapter twenty-three: Artificial intelligence | 571 | ||
| objectives | 571 | ||
| 23.1 What is meant by artificial intelligence | 571 | ||
| 23.2 Perception and cognition | 572 | ||
| 23.3 Fuzzy logic | 575 | ||
| Summary | 585 | ||
| Problems | 586 | ||
| Part VI. Conclusion | 587 | ||
| Chapter twenty-four: Mechatronic systems | 589 | ||
| objectives | 589 | ||
| 24.1 Mechatronic designs | 589 | ||
| 24.2 Robotics | 600 | ||
| 24.3 Case studies | 606 | ||
| Summary | 625 | ||
| Problems | 625 | ||
| Research assignments | 625 | ||
| Design assignments | 625 | ||
| Appendices | 627 | ||
| Appendix A: The Laplace transform | 629 | ||
| A.1 The Laplace transform | 629 | ||
| A.2 Unit steps and impulses | 630 | ||
| A.3 Standard Laplace transforms | 632 | ||
| A.4 The inverse transform | 636 | ||
| Problems | 638 | ||
| Appendix B: Number systems | 639 | ||
| B.1 Number systems | 639 | ||
| B.2 Binary mathematics | 640 | ||
| B.3 Floating numbers | 643 | ||
| B.4 Gray code | 643 | ||
| Problems | 644 | ||
| Appendix C: Boolean algebra | 645 | ||
| C.1 Laws of Boolean algebra | 645 | ||
| C.2 De Morgan’s laws | 646 | ||
| C.3 Boolean function generation from truth tables | 647 | ||
| C.4 Karnaugh maps | 649 | ||
| Problems | 652 | ||
| Answers | 654 | ||
| Index | 669 | ||
| Back Cover | Back Cover |