Bishop, Robert H - The Mechatronics Handbook [CRC Press 2002] Part 18 doc

... across the shunt as a result of the current is the quantity measured. Shunts are useful at DC and frequencies through the audio range. Two disadvantages are (1) the shunt consumes power, and (2) the ... instrument. The data that are acquired by the computer-based instrumentation system can then be easily transferred to anyone anywhere in the world who is connected to the i...

... with an electron is rather small. This, of course, has to do with the size of the unit we use to measure charge, the coulomb (C), named after Charles Coulomb. However, the definition of the ... of mass (I G ), then Steiner’s theorem (parallel axis theorem) relates this moment of inertia to that about another axis a distance d away by I = I G + md 2 , where m is the mass of...

... The number of equations one obtains by this technique is equal to the number of meshes in the circuit. All branch currents and voltages may subsequently be obtained from the mesh currents, ... sources, on the one hand, and parallel and series circuits, on the other. This duality appears again very clearly in the analysis of equivalent circuits: it will shortly be shown that equi...

... conditions are the independent variables of these functions. The particular form of the functions depends on the type of machine and its mathematical description. The solutions of a mathematically ... systems have a considerable influence on their reliability and safety. On the other hand, the tendency to push the price of a machine down often leads to unfavorable dynamic prope...

... I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to all the contributing authors. Taking time in otherwise busy and hectic schedules to author the excellent articles appearing in the Mechatronics Handbook ... Mechatronics Handbook is much appre- ciated. I also wish to thank my Advisory Board for their help in the early stages of planning the topics in the handbook. This handb...

... frequency. Most high stability units use either the third or fifth overtone to achieve a high Q. Overtones higher than fifth are rarely used because they make it harder to tune the device to the desired ... During this time, the performance of the oscillator continuously changes until it reaches its normal operating temperature. The temperature within the oven then remains constan...

... switching at high frequency; if the ground point of the high energy side of the circuit is directly connected to the ground of the low energy side of the circuit, switching noise may propagate through ... from the positive terminal to the negative terminal. The supply is through the brushes, which make contact with the commutator segments. From Faraday’s laws of electrom...