Mechatronics : electronic control systems in mechanical engineering /
William Bolton.
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow : Prentice Hall, 2003.
- 592 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed.: Harlow, Longman, 1998. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Mechatronics. 2 Sensors and transducers. 3 Signal conditioning. 4 Data presentation systems. 5 Pneumatic and hydraulic systems. 6 Mechanical actuation systems. 7 Electrical actuation systems. 8 Basic system models. 9 System models. 10 Dynamic responses of systems. 11 System transfer functions. 12 Frequency response. 13 Closed-loop controllers. 14 Digital logic. 15 Microprocessors. 16 Assembly language. 17 C language. 18 Input/output systems. 19 Programmable logic controllers. 20 Communication systems. 21 Fault finding. 22 Mechatronics systems. Appendix A: The Laplace transform. Appendix B: Logic gates. Appendix C: Instruction sets. Appendix D: C library functions.
This text provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the application of electronic control systems in mechanical and electrical engineering.