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The Mechatronics Handbook, ed. Robert H. Bishop, CRC Press 2002.

Preface and Table of Contents

Section I, Overview of Mechatronics

1. What is Mechatronics?
2. Mechatronic Design Approach
3. System Interfacing, Instrumentation and Control Systems
4. Microprocessor-Based Controllers and Microelectronics
5. An Introduction to Micro- and Nano-Technology
6. Mechatronics: New Directions in Nano- Micro- and Mini-Scale Electromechanical System Design, and Engineering Curriculum Development

Section II, Physical System Modeling

7. Modeling Electromechanical Systems
8. Structures and Materials
9. Modeling of Mechanical Systems for Mechatronics Applications
10. Fluid Power Systems
11. Electrical Engineering
12. Engineering Thermodynamics
13. Modeling and Simulation for MEMS
14. Rotaional and Translational Microelectromechanical Systems: MEMS Synthesis, Microfabrication, Analysis, and Optimization
15. The Physical Basis for Analogies in Physical System Models

Section III, Sensors and Actuators

16. Introduction to Sensors and Actuators
17. Fundamentals of Time and Frequency
18. Sensor and Actuator Characteristics
19. Sensors
20. Actuators

Section IV, Systems and Controls

21. The Role of Controls in Mechatronics
22. The Role of Modeling in Mechatronics Design
23. Signals and Systems
24. State Space Analysis and System Properties
25. Response of Dynamic Systems
26. The Root Locus Method
27. Frequency Response Methods
28. Kalman Filters as Dynamic System State Observers
29. Digital Signal Processing for Mechatronic Applications
30. Control System Design via H2 Optimization
31. Adaptive and Nonlinear Control Design
32. Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems
33. Advanced Control of an Electrohydraulic Axis
34. Design Optimization of Mechatronic Systems

Section V, Computers and Logic Systems

35. Introduction to Computers and Logic Systems
36. Digital Logic Systems and Combinatorial Designs
37. System Interfaces
38. Communications and Computer Networks
39. Fault Analysis in Mechatronic Systems
40. Logic System Design
41. Synchronous and Asynchronous Sequential Systems
42. Architecture
43. Control with Embedded Computers and Programmable Logic Controllers

Section VI, Software and Data Acquisition

44. Introduction to Data Acquisition
45. Measurement Techniques: Sensors and Transducers
46. A/D and D/A Converters
47. Signal Conditioning
48. Computer-based Instrumentation Systems
49. Software Design and Development
50. Data Recording and Logging