Actuators for Control / Edition 1

by Hiroyasu Funakubo

Overview

Actuators for control are indispensable for the optimal performance of system functions, and their selection is dependent on many factors. This first publication in English of advanced Japanese research provides a clear and concise description of the design, manufacture and applications of various actuators used in modem control systems. Miniature linear motors, hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, servo motors, AC and DC control motors and stepping motors are discussed by leading Japanese researchers, while the volume concludes with a forward-looking examination of the actuators of the future: bio-engines and those utilizing functional materials. Translated from the Japanese. Volume II. This volume will be invaluable to postgraduate and research engineers and to machinery system design and manufacturing engineers in industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782881246944
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/28/1991
Series:	Precision Machinery and Robotics Series , #2
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

A prolific contributor to the literature on precision engineering, Hiroyasu Funakubo is currently a professor at the Bio-Medical Research Department, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan.

Table of Contents

1. Miniature Linear Motors 2. Hydraulic Actuators 3. Pneumatic Actuators 4. Fundamentals of Servo Motors 5. Design and Manufacture of DC Motors for Control 6. Control Applications of AC Motors 7. Design and Manufacture of AC Control Motors 8. Stepping Motors 9. Manufacture and Design of Stepping Motors 10. Actuators of the Future

Editorial Reviews

Originally published in Japanese in 1984 (Sangyo Tosho KK, Tokyo) this translation of advanced Japanese research provides a concise description of the design, manufacture, and applications of various actuators used in modern control systems. Miniature linear motors, hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, servo motors, AC and DC control motors, and stepping motors are discussed by leading Japanese researchers, while the volume concludes with a forward-looking examination of the actuators of the future--bio-engines and those utilizing functional materials. For postgraduate and research engineers and machinery system design and manufacturing engineers in industry. Book club price, $172. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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