Overview

The scientific community has witnessed a technological revolution in products and processes, from consumer goods to factory automation systems. This revolution is based on the integration, right from the design phase, of the best that technology can offer in electronics, control systems, computers, structures and mechanics. The terms that have emerged, for the synergetic approach to design, and integration of sensors, actuators, computers, structures and mechanics, are ""structronics"" and ""mechatronics"". Structronics can be viewed as an integration of mechatronic systems into structures, which emphasizes a synergistic integration beginning at fertilization. Similar to mechatronics (established in the 1980s), structronics is recognized as one of the essential technologies in the 21st century. This comprehensive reference gives an overview of the state of structronics and mechatronics in both structural/mechanical and material systems. Consisting of nine self-contained chapters, it presents developments and covers emerging topics in the field. The key features include: treatment of the nonholonomic variables in robotics; attenuation of fluid flow pulsation in hydraulic systems; presentation of mathematical modelling and experiments on complex nonlinear dynamics of washing machines; a survey of research findings in hydraulic gap control of rolling mills; detailed description of mathematical modelling and nonlinear control of a temper controlling mill; applications of high frequency dynamics in engineering structures development of novel computational methods to include plasticity and damage in flexible multibody systems; new trends in optimal design of engineering structures; a review of ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) as sensors, actuators and artificial muscles.

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Author:   Alexander K Belyaev (State Polytechnical Univ Of St Peterburg, Russia) ,  Ardeshir Guran (Inst For Advanced Studies In Basic Sciences, Iran)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 23.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9789812380838

ISBN 10:   9812380833
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   13 August 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

On the use of nonholonomic variables in robotics, H. Bremer; compensators for the attenuation of fluid flow pulsations in hydraulic systems, J. Mikota; some aspects of washing complex nonlinear dynamics, M. Boltezar; analysis and nonlinear control of hydraulic systems in rolling mills, R.M. Novak; mathematical modelling and nonlinear control of a temper rolling mill, S. Fuchshumer et al; combining continuous and discrete energy approaches to high frequency dynamics of structures, A.K. Belyaev; computational methods for elasto-plastic multibody systems, J. Gerstmayr; new trends in optimal structural control, K.G. Arvanitis et al; ionic polymer-conductor composites (IPCCs) as biomimietic sensors, actuators and artificial muscles, M. Shahinpoor and A. Guran.

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