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I

Overview

of Mechatronics

1 What is Mechatronics? Robert H. Bishop and M. K. Ramasubramanian
Basic Definitions • Key Elements of Mechatronics • Historical Perspective •
The Development of the Automobile as a Mechatronic System • What is
Mechatronics? And What’s Next?
2 Mechatronic Design Approach Rolf Isermann
Historical Development and Definition of Mechatronic Systems • Functions of
Mechatronic Systems • Ways of Integration • Information Processing Systems
(Basic Architecture and HW/SW Trade-offs) • Concurrent Design
Procedure for Mechatronic Systems
3 System Interfacing, Instrumentation, and Control Systems Rick Homkes
Introduction • Input Signals of a Mechatronic System • Output Signals of a
Mechatronic System • Signal Conditioning • Microprocessor Control •
Microprocessor Numerical Control • Microprocessor Input–Output Control •
Software Control • Testing and Instrumentation • Summary
4 Microprocessor-Based Controllers and Microelectronics Ondrej Novak
and Ivan Dolezal
Introduction to Microelectronics • Digital Logic • Overview of Control Computers •
Microprocessors and Microcontrollers • Programmable Logic Controllers • Digital
Communications
5 An Introduction to Micro- and Nanotechnology Michael Goldfarb,
Alvin Strauss, and Eric J. Barth
Introduction • Microactuators • Microsensors • Nanomachines
6 Mechatronics: New Directions in Nano-, Micro-, and Mini-Scale
Electromechanical Systems Design, and Engineering Curriculum
Development Sergey Edward Lyshevski
Introduction • Nano-, Micro-, and Mini-Scale Electromechanical Systems and
Mechatronic Curriculum • Mechatronics and Modern Engineering • Design
of Mechatronic Systems • Mechatronic System Components • Systems
Synthesis, Mechatronics Software, and Simulation • Mechatronic Curriculum •
Introductory Mechatronic Course • Books in Mechatronics • Mechatronic
Curriculum Developments • Conclusions: Mechatronics Perspectives

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