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Preface
According to the original definition of mechatronics proposed by the Yasakawa Electric Company and
the definitions that have appeared since, many of the engineering products designed and manufactured
in the last 30 years integrating mechanical and electrical systems can be classified as mechatronic systems.
Yet many of the engineers and researchers responsible for those products were never formally trained in
mechatronics per se. The Mechatronics Handbook, 2nd Edition can serve as a reference resource for those
very same design engineers to help connect their everyday experience in design with the vibrant field of
mechatronics.
The Handbook of Mechatronics was originally a single-volume reference book offering a thorough
coverage of the field of mechatronics. With the need to present new material covering the rapid changes
in technology, especially in the area of computers and software, the single-volume reference book quickly
became unwieldy. There is too much material to cover in a single book. The topical coverage in the
Mechatronics Handbook, 2nd Edition is presented here in two books covering Mechatronic Systems, Sensors,
and Actuators: Fundamentals and Modeling and Mechatronic System Control, Logic, and Data Acquisition.
These two books are intended for use in research and development departments in academia, government,
and industry, and as a reference source in university libraries. They can also be used as a resource for
scholars interested in understanding and explaining the engineering design process.
As the historical divisions between the various branches of engineering and computer science become
less clearly defined, we may well find that the mechatronics specialty provides a roadmap for nontradi-
tional engineering students studying within the traditional structure of most engineering colleges. It is
evident that there is an expansion of mechatronics laboratories and classes in the university environment
worldwide. This fact is reflected in the list of contributors to these books, including an international
group of academicians and engineers representing 13 countries. It is hoped that the books comprising
the Mechatronics Handbook, 2nd Edition can serve the world community as the definitive reference source
in mechatronics.
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Organization
The Mechatronics Handbook, 2nd Edition is a collection of 56 chapters covering the key elements of
mechatronics:
a. Physical Systems Modeling
b. Sensors and Actuators
c. Signals and Systems
d. Computers and Logic Systems
e. Software and Data Acquisition
Physical system modeling
Sensors and actuators
Signals and systems
MECHATRONICS
Software and Computers and
data acquisition logic systems
Key Elements of Mechatronics
Mechatronic Systems, Sensors, and Actuators: Fundamentals
and Modeling
The book presents an overview of the field of mechatronics. It is here that the reader is first introduced
to the basic definitions and the key elements of mechatronics. Also included in this book are detailed
descriptions of mathematical models of the various mechanical, electrical, and fluid subsystems that
comprise many mechatronic systems. Discussion of the fundamental physical relationships and mathe-
matical models associated with commonly used sensor and actuator technologies complete the volume.
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Section I—Overview of Mechatronics
In the opening section, the general subject of mechatronics is defined and organized. The chapters are
overview in nature and are intended to provide an introduction to the key elements of mechatronics.
For readers interested in education issues related to mechatronics, this first section concludes with a
discussion on new directions in the mechatronics engineering curriculum. The chapters, listed in order
of appearance, are
1. What Is Mechatronics?
2. Mechatronic Design Approach
3. System Interfacing, Instrumentation, and Control Systems
4. Microprocessor-Based Controllers and Microelectronics
5. An Introduction to Micro- and Nanotechnology
6. Mechatronics Engineering Curriculum Design
Section II—Physical System Modeling
The underlying mechanical and electrical mathematical models comprising many mechatronic systems
are presented in this section. The discussion is intended to provide a detailed description of the process
of physical system modeling, including topics on structures and materials, fluid systems, electrical systems,
thermodynamic systems, rotational and translational systems, modeling issues associated with MEMS,
and the physical basis of analogies in system models. The chapters, listed in order of appearance, are
7. Modeling Electromechanical Systems
8. Structures and Materials
9. Modeling of Mechanical Systems for Mechatronics Applications
10. Fluid Power Systems
11. Electrical Engineering
12. Engineering Thermodynamics
13. Numerical Simulation
14. Modeling and Simulation for MEMS
15. Rotational and Translational Microelectromechanical Systems: MEMS Synthesis, Microfabrica-
tion, Analysis, and Optimization
16. The Physical Basis of Analogies in Physical System Models
Section III—Mechatronic Sensors and Actuators
The basics of sensors and actuators begins with chapters on the important subject of time and frequency
and on the subject of sensor and actuator characteristics. The remainder of the book is subdivided into
two categories: sensors and actuators. The chapters, listed in order of appearance, are
17. Introduction to Sensors and Actuators
18. Fundamentals of Time and Frequency
19. Sensor and Actuator Characteristics
20. Sensors
20.1 Linear and Rotational Sensors
20.2 Acceleration Sensors
20.3 Force Measurement
20.4 Torque and Power Measurement
20.5 Flow Measurement
20.6 Temperature Measurements
20.7 Distance Measuring and Proximity Sensors
20.8 Light Detection, Image, and Vision Systems
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20.9 Integrated Microsensors
20.10 Vision
21. Actuators
21.1 Electromechanical Actuators
21.2 Electrical Machines
21.3 Piezoelectric Actuators
21.4 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Actuation Systems
21.5 MEMS: Microtransducers Analysis, Design, and Fabrication
Description:2 ed. CRC Press, 2007. 712 p. ISBN:0849392586The first comprehensive and up-to-date reference on mechatronics, Robert Bishop's The Mechatronics Handbook was quickly embraced as the gold standard in the field. With updated coverage on all aspects of mechatronics, The Mechatronics Handbook, Second Edi
