Actuators [electronic resource] : Basics and Applications / edited by Hartmut Janocha

Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Edition: 1st ed. 2004.
Physical Description: XIV, 346 pages : online resource
Additional Creators: Janocha, Hartmut and SpringerLink (Online service)

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Contents

1 Introduction -- 2 Power Circuits -- 3 Electromagnetic Actuators -- 4 Fluidpower Actuators -- 5 Unconventional Actuators.

Summary

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.

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9783662055878

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