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This book is probably the first comprehensive work for experts about actuators. Authored by a team of acknowledged experts, this book presents a multidisciplinary view of the state of the art in the field of actuators. The goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the properties, applications, and potential applications of traditional and unconventional actuators, together with their corresponding power electronics. Special attention is paid to the objective assessment of competing actuator principles. The book is written primarily for designers and engineers in research and development, but will also be valuable as a textbook for students of automation engineering, mechatronics and adaptronics.
What is an Actuator?
Actuator as a System Component.
Actuators in the Fields of Mechatronics and Adaptronics.
"Intelligent" and Self-Sensing Actuators.
Design of Actuators.
Power Circuits.
Power Switching Devices.
Drive Circuits for MOS-gated Devices.
Thermal Management.
DC Switching Converters.
Current Development and Future Trends.
Electromagnetic Actuators.
Self-clocked Motors with Mechanical Commutator.
Self-clocked Motors with Electronic Commutator.
Externally Commutated Motors.
Limited Motion Drives.
Closed and Open Loop Control Methods.
Applications.
Fluidpower Actuators.
Proportional Valves.
Switching Valves.
Fluidpower Motors.
Sensors.
Controller Types.
The Fluidpower Drive as a Subsystem.
Comparison Between Fluid power and Electric Drives.
Application Examples.
Unconventional Actuators.
Electrochemical Actuator.
Actuators with Shape Memory Alloys.
Piezoelectric Actuators.
Magnetostrictive Actuators.
Actuators with Electrorheological Fluids.
Actuators with Magnetorheological Fluids.
Microactuators