mechatronics system design

[...]... 1 – Mechatronics System Design FIGURE 1-1 3 MECHATRONICS CONSTITUENTS Information systems Mechanical systems Mechatronics Computer systems FIGURE 1-2 Electrical systems MECHATRONICS KEY ELEMENTS Electromechanical Real-time interfacing Simulation and modeling Mechatronics Automatic control Optimization Mechanical systems Actuators Sensors Electrical systems D/A Computer systems A/D Information Systems... 1 CHAPTER 1 MECHATRONICS SYSTEM DESIGN 1.1 What is Mechatronics 1.2 Integrated Design Issues in Mechatronics 1.3 The Mechatronics Design Process 1.3.1 Important Features 1.3.2 Hardware in the Loop Simulation 1.4 Mechatronics Key Elements 1.4.1 Information Systems 1.4.2 Mechanical Systems 1.4.3 Electrical Systems 1.4.4 Sensors and Actuators 1.4.5 Real-Time Interfacing 1.5 Applications in Mechatronics. ..61998_00_FM_pi-xviii.qxd 8/13/10 3:55 PM Page vii CONTENTS 1 MECHATRONICS SYSTEM DESIGN 1 1.1 What is Mechatronics 1 1.2 Integrated Design Issues in Mechatronics 4 1.3 The Mechatronics Design Process 6 1.4 Mechatronics Key Elements 10 1.5 Applications in Mechatronics 18 1.6 Summary 39 References 39 Problems 40 2 MODELING AND SIMULATION OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS 41 2.1 Operator Notation and Transfer Functions... 1 – Mechatronics System Design 1.3 The Mechatronics Design Process The traditional electromechanical -system design approach attempted to inject more reliability and performance into the mechanical part of the system during the development stage The control part of the system was then designed and added to provide additional performance or reliability and also to correct undetected errors in the design. .. between a mechatronic system and a multidisciplinary system is not the constituents, but rather the order in which they are designed Historically, multidisciplinary system design employed a sequential design- by-discipline approach For example, the design of an electromechanical system is often accomplished in three steps, beginning with the mechanical design When the mechanical design is complete, the... the design process • Step-by-step mechatronics system design methodology • Illustration of how the design process can be done right the first time New to This Edition • Numerous design examples and end-of-chapter problems added to help students understand the basic mechatronics methodology • A simple motion control example carried out throughout the eight chapters covering the different elements of mechatronics. .. restrictions require it 61998_01_ch01_p001-040.qxd 4 8/13/10 3:53 PM Page 4 Chapter 1 – Mechatronics System Design 1.2 Integrated Design Issues in Mechatronics The inherent concurrency or simultaneous engineering of the mechatronics approach relies heavily on the use of system modeling and simulation throughout the design and prototyping stages Because the model will be used and altered by engineers... control systems, and computers in the design process possible Starting with basic design and progressing through the manufacturing phase, mechatronic design optimizes the parameters at each phase to produce a quality product in a short-cycle time Mechatronics uses the control systems to provide a coherent framework of component interactions for system analysis The integration within a mechatronic system. .. mechatronic design methodology is based on a concurrent (instead of sequential) approach to discipline design, resulting in products with more synergy The branch of engineering called systems engineering uses a concurrent approach for preliminary design In a way, mechatronics is an extension of the system engineering approach, but it is supplemented with information systems to guide the design and is... different systems of units commonly found in engineering applications: the meterkilogram-second (mks) or System International (SI) system, the centimeter-gram-second (cgs) or Gaussian system, and the foot-pound-second (fps) or British engineering system In the SI and Gaussian systems, the kilogram and gram are mass units In the British system, the pound is a force unit In this book we will use the SI system . intentionally left blank 1 MECHATRONICS SYSTEM DESIGN 1 1.1 What is Mechatronics 1 1.2 Integrated Design Issues in Mechatronics 4 1.3 The Mechatronics Design Process 6 1.4 Mechatronics Key Elements. to the design process. • Step-by-step mechatronics system design methodology. • Illustration of how the design process can be done right the first time. New to This Edition • Numerous design. developing advanced mechatronics prod- ucts. Mechatronics design focuses on systematic optimization to ensure that quality products are created in a timely fashion. Getting electromechanical design right