Overview
From grading and preparing harvested vegetables to the tactile probing of a patient’s innermost recesses, mechatronics has become part of our way of life. The addition of senses and computing intelligence to blend with mechanical actuation gives rise to a breed of new machines with all the best attributes of a robot. Here we find educational robots competing under water and dancing on land. Surgical robots drill precision holes in the skull while others direct radiation treatment or extract blood from an umbilical cord. Machine vision manages beer kegs and automated paint spraying, while controlling feral animals and the watering of cotton crops. Although there is no shortage of theoretical and technical detail in these chapters, they have the common theme that they describe work that has been applied in practice. They are vital reading both for students of mechatronics and for engineers harnessing its power to create new products.
Full Product Details
Author: John Billingsley ,
Robin Bradbeer
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.551kg
ISBN: 9783642093333
ISBN 10: 3642093337
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 19 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: The papers in this volume are vital reading both for students of mechatronics and for engineers harnessing its power to create new products. ! The collection of timely and significant papers on mechatronics will satisfy the most desperate of cravings, and many will find the treatment and presentation highly instructive and entertaining. It will enable many to gain the confidence they need to become informed, skilled practitioners in the field. (Current Engineering Practice, 2008)
From the reviews: The papers in this volume are vital reading both for students of mechatronics and for engineers harnessing its power to create new products. ... The collection of timely and significant papers on mechatronics will satisfy the most desperate of cravings, and many will find the treatment and presentation highly instructive and entertaining. It will enable many to gain the confidence they need to become informed, skilled practitioners in the field. (Current Engineering Practice, 2008)
From the reviews: The papers in this volume are vital reading both for students of mechatronics and for engineers harnessing its power to create new products. ... The collection of timely and significant papers on mechatronics will satisfy the most desperate of cravings, and many will find the treatment and presentation highly instructive and entertaining. It will enable many to gain the confidence they need to become informed, skilled practitioners in the field. (Current Engineering Practice, 2008)
