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Mechatronic Components

Roadmap to Design

  • 1st Edition - November 27, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Emin Faruk Kececi
  • Language: English

Mechatronic Components: Roadmap to Design explains the practical application of mechatronics, including sections on adaptive structures, robotics and other areas where mechanics… Read more

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Description

Mechatronic Components: Roadmap to Design explains the practical application of mechatronics, including sections on adaptive structures, robotics and other areas where mechanics and electronics converge. Professional engineers in a variety of areas will find this textbook to be extremely helpful with its in-depth use of flow diagrams and schemes that help readers understand the logic behind the design of such systems. Using approximately 130 different components with diagrams and flowcharts that help engineers from different fields understand the general properties and selection criteria of a component, this book presents a comprehensive resource on mechatronic components.

Key features

  • Presents different concepts from the cross-disciplinary field of mechatronics, including discussions from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science
  • Explains the decision-making process for components with visually appealing flow diagrams
  • Provides detailed guidance on the selection of materials and components for building mechatronic systems
  • Includes specific cases studies that illustrate applied concepts

Readership

Researchers and Professionals involved with the practical application of mechatronics, including specialists in the adaptive structures, robotics and any other field where mechanics and electronics are jointly involved

Table of contents

1.Mechatronics: A Brief History2.Use of This Book: Roadmap to Design3.Calculation of Mechanical Properties3.1.Calculation for Friction3.2.Calculation for Center of Gravity3.3.Calculation for Moment of Inertia3.4.Calculation for Flow4.Mechanical Failure Modes4.1.Bending4.2.Shear4.3.Torsion4.4.Buckling4.5.Fatigue4.6.Creep4.7.Thermal Shock5.Materials Properties5.1.AL Types5.2.Plastic Types and Features5.3.Steel Types5.4.Titanium Types5.5.3D Filament Types5.6.3D Material Types5.7.Materials in Machine Design6.Manufacturing Processes6.1.Lathe Operations6.2.Milling Operations6.3.Drilling6.4.Forming Press6.5.Shearing Process6.6.Extrusion6.7.Surface Finishing Methods6.8.Electro Discharge Machining6.9.Casting6.10.Sintering6.11.Rolling6.12.Forging6.13.Forging Process6.14.Injection6.15.Hot End / Nozzle Design Procedure6.16.Motion Mechanisms for 3D Printers6.17.CNC Axis7.Machine Elements7.1.Mechanical Power Transmission Types7.2.Gears7.3.Belts7.4.Bolts7.5.Mechanical Keys7.6.Cam Mechanism7.7.Brakes and Clutches8.Design and Analysis Programs8.1.Drawing Programs8.2.Meshing8.3.FEA Programs8.4.CAM Programs8.5.Circuit Drawing Programs9.Assembly Processes9.1.Fastening9.2.Welding9.3.Brazing Process Selection9.4.Soldering9.5.Adhesive Bonding9.6.Additive Manufacturing10.Electronic Components10.1.Cable Selection10.2.Capacitors10.3.Resistors10.4.Electronic Flow Control10.5.Operational Amplifiers10.6.Logic Operations10.7.DA AD Converters10.8.Multiplexers10.9.Bridge Circuits10.10.Displays10.11.Power Supply Selection10.12.Batteries10.13.Digital Devices10.14.Driver Selection10.15.Motor Driver Properties11.Actuators11.1.Choosing Motors11.2.DC Motors11.3.AC Motors11.4.Stepper Motors11.5.Pneumatic Cylinders11..Hydraulics11. 7.Motor Placement12.Sensors12.1.Transducers12.2.Temperature Sensor Types12.3.Pressure Sensors12.4.Humidity Sensors12.5.Range Sensors12.6.Position Sensors12.7.Encoders12.8.Velocity Sensors12.9.Accelerometer12.10.Gyroscopes12.11.Magnetometer12.12.IMU Selection13.Signal Processing13.1.Analog Filters13.2.Noise in Electronics13.3.Signal Linearization13.4.Fourier Transform13.5.Amplifiers13. 6.Calculation for Sampling Rate14.Controls Theory and Applications14.1.Laplace Transform14.2.Conversion from State Space to Transfer Function14.3.Conversion from Transfer Function to State Space14.4.Control Structures14.5.Basic Feedback Controller Types14.6.Time Domain Controller Design14.7.Selection of Control Parameters14.8.Lead Compensator Design14.9.Lag Compensator Design14.10.Ziegler – Nichols Method15.Design and Simulation Softwares15.1.Software Parts15.2.Interrupts15.3.Communication Protocols15.4.Microcontroller Properties15.5.Controllers16.Case Studies17.Index

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 30, 2018
  • Language: English

About the author

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Emin Faruk Kececi

Professor of Mechatronics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkey. Dr. Kececi received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from ITU and Duke University in 1996 and 1999 respectively and he received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Virginia in 2003. His current research focuses on mobile robots and medical robotics as well as directing the AGU-MAKE, Maker Space. Dr. Kececi has edited 2 books in 2015 which are published by ASME, titled as Mobile Robots for Dynamic Environments and Design and Prototypes of Mobile Robots. Dr. Kececi also served as a member of the Editorial Board of Robotica. Affiliations and Expertise Professor of Mechatronics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkey. Robotics, mechatronics, machine design and controls.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Mechatronics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkey

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