Overview

Control systems are found in a wide variety of areas, including chemical processing, aerospace, manufacturing, and automotive engineering. Beyond the controller, sensors and actuators are the most important components of the control system, and students, regardless of their chosen engineering field, need to understand the fundamentals of how these components work, how to properly select them, and how to integrate them into an overall system. In Sensors and Actuators: Control System Instrumentation, bestselling author and expert Clarence de Silva outlines the fundamentals, analytical concepts, modeling and design issues, technical details, and practical applications of these devices. This text begins with a general introduction to control and various types of control systems, followed by component interconnection, signal conditioning, and performance specification and analysis. The author then systematically describes important types, characteristics, and operating principles of analog sensors, digital transducers, stepper motors, continuous-drive actuators, and mechanical transmission components, progressing from basic to more advanced concepts. Throughout the book, convenient snapshot windows summarize important and advanced theory and concepts, accompanied by numerous examples, exercises, case studies, and end-of-chapter problems. Ideally suited to both senior undergraduate and first-year graduate courses, Sensors and Actuators: Control System Instrumentation builds a firm foundation for future work in control and can be easily followed by students from almost any engineering discipline.

Full Product Details

Author:   Clarence W. de Silva ,  Clarence W. de Silva (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.436kg
ISBN:  

9781420044836

ISBN 10:   1420044834
Pages:   698
Publication Date:   01 January 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781466506817
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

CONTROL, INSTRUMENTATION, AND DESIGN Introduction Control Engineering Control System Architectures Organization of the Book Problems COMPONENT INTERCONNECTION AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING Component Interconnection Impedance Characteristics Amplifiers Analog Filters Modulators and Demodulators Analog-Digital Conversion Sample-and-Hold Circuitry Multiplexers Digital Filters Bridge Circuits Linearizing Devices Miscellaneous Signal-Modification Circuitry Signal Analyzers and Display Devices Problems PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION AND ANALYSIS Parameters for Performance Specification Time-Domain Specifications Frequency-Domain Specifications Linearity Instrument Ratings Bandwidth Design Aliasing Distortion due to Signal Sampling Bandwidth Design of a Control System Instrument Error Analysis Statistical Process Control Problems ANALOG SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS Terminology Potentiometer Variable-Inductance Transducers Permanent-Magnet Transducers Variable-Capacitance Transducers Piezoelectric Sensors Effort Sensors Strain Gages Torque Sensors Tactile Sensing Gyroscopic Sensors Optical Sensors and Lasers Ultrasonic Sensors Thermofluid Sensors Other Types of Sensors Problems DIGITAL TRANSDUCERS Advantages of Digital Transducers Shaft Encoders Incremental Optical Encoders Absolute Optical Encoders Encoder Error Miscellaneous Digital Transducers Problems STEPPER MOTORS Principle of Operation Stepper Motor Classification Driver and Controller Torque Motion Characteristics Damping of Stepper Motors Stepping Motor Models Control of Stepper Motors Stepper Motor Selection and Applications Problems CONTINUOUS-DRIVE ACTUATORS DC Motors DC Motor Equations Control of DC Motors Motor Driver DC Motor Selection Induction Motors Induction Motor Control Synchronous Motors Linear Actuators Hydraulic Actuators Hydraulic Control Systems Fluidics Problems MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS Mechanical Components Transmission Components Lead Screw and Nut Harmonic Drives Continuously Variable Transmission Problems BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING ANSWERS TO NUMERICAL PROBLEMS INDEX

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