Design Rules for Actuators in Active Mechanical Systems

• Main Authors: Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol (Author), Campanile, Lucio Flavio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer simulation.; Engineering design.; Machinery.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Control.; Engineering Design.; Simulation and Modeling.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Machinery and Machine Elements.

In active mechanical systems (mechanisms or structures) the possibility of a coupling between active and passive elements at an early stage of the design process is becoming more and more significant. In order to integrate actuators in preliminary design procedures, or in a multidisciplinary optimiz...

Table of Contents:

• Introductory Remarks
• Actuator Principles and Classification
• Actuator Design Analysis
• Conventional Actuators
• Design Analysis of Solenoid Actuators
• Design Analysis of Moving Coil Actuators
• Design Analysis of Hydraulic Actuators
• Solid-State Actuators
• Design Principles for Linear, Axial Solid-State Actuators.