Mechatronics: An Integrated Approach

by Clarence W. De Silva

Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0849312744

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Book Description

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.

Customer Reviews

This book suits well to educational purposes at the university level. It has really wide material collected into one book, which makes it easier for the students and saves their time. If reviewed from the educational point of view, the book deserves four stars.

The book works also as a reference book for engineers and researchers, although for more serious research purposes there are books that go deeper in some specific areas.

Directed at mechatronics students this book was written for the exclusive purpose that the professors at our university did not find a suitable book for their courses. Although the book is packed with information for some students it may be a bit hard to read.

Consider this book to be heavy on the mathematical theory of the subjects covered.