Micromechatronics

Kenji Uchino, Jayne Giniewicz9780824741099, 0824741099

Tackles critical design and manufacturing concepts, as well as challenges in the modeling and regulation of electromechanical losses and heat generation in actuator devices. Accompanied by a CD-ROM demonstrating examples of finite-element modeling and previously developed and commercially available actuators.

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Table of contents :
PREFACE……Page 6
CONTENTS……Page 10
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE……Page 14
SUGGESTED TEACHING SCHEDULE……Page 16
SYMBOLS……Page 17
CURRENT TRENDS FOR ACTUATORS AND MICROMECHATRONICS……Page 20
A THEORETICAL DESCRIPTION OF FIELD-INDUCED STRAINS……Page 56
ACTUATOR MATERIALS……Page 122
CERAMIC ACTUATOR STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHODS……Page 188
DRIVE/CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS……Page 238
LOSS MECHANISMS AND HEAT GENERATION……Page 304
INTRODUCTION TO THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC STRUCTURES……Page 348
SERVO DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCER APPLICATIONS……Page 366
PULSE DRIVE MOTOR APPLICATIONS……Page 394
ULTRASONIC MOTOR APPLICATIONS……Page 422
THE FUTURE OF CERAMIC ACTUATORS IN MICROMECHATRONIC SYSTEMS……Page 482
INDEX……Page 502