Mechatronics and the Design of Intelligent Machines and Systems

by Bradley; David Allan

• ISBN13: 9780748754434
• ISBN10: 0748754431
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781351991117
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-11-17
• Publisher: CRC Press
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Summary

Mechatronics as a discipline has an ever growing impact on engineering and engineering education as a defining approach to the design, development, and operation of an increasingly wide range of engineering systems. The increasing scope and complexity of mechatronic systems means that their design and development now involve not only the technical aspects of its core disciplines, but also aspects of organization, training, and management. Mechatronics and the Design of Intelligent Machines and Systems reflects the significant areas of development in mechatronics and focuses on the higher-level approaches needed to support the design and implementation of mechatronic systems. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the importance of systems integration. Each chapter deals with a particular aspect of the design and development process, from the specification of the system to software design and from the human-machine interface to the requirements for safe operation and effective manufacture. Notable among this text's many features is the use of a running case study-the autonomous and robotic excavator LUCIE-to illustrate points made in various chapters. This, combined with the authors' clear prose, systematic organization, and generous use of examples and illustrations provides students with a firm understanding of mechatronics as a discipline, some of the problems encountered in its various areas, and the developing techniques used to solve those problems.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Of machines and mechatronics	1	(39)
Introduction	1	(11)
Mechatronics and technology	12	(8)
Engineering design and mechatronics	20	(10)
Mechatronics and concurrent engineering	30	(9)
Summary	39	(1)
Mechatronics and intelligent systems	40	(23)
What is intelligence?	40	(6)
Intelligent machines	46	(1)
Artificial intelligence and expert systems	47	(5)
Architectures	52	(4)
Safety	56	(1)
Operating modes	57	(1)
Summary	58	(1)
Case study: An intelligent robot for unstructured environments - autonomous robotic excavator	59	(4)
A mechatronic design process	63	(20)
Introduction	63	(1)
Engineering design models	64	(3)
A mechatronic design framework	67	(4)
Summary of principles	71	(1)
Approaches to designing mechatronic hardware	71	(12)
Requirements interpretation for mechatronic systems	83	(31)
Introduction	83	(1)
Customer requirements and the product life cycle	84	(2)
Customer requirements	86	(4)
Customer requirements and the mechatronic system design framework	90	(2)
Requirements interpretation	92	(20)
Summary or beyond requirements interpretation	112	(1)
Case study: autonomous robotic excavator	113	(1)
Artificial intelligence	114	(33)
Introduction	114	(1)
AI programming versus' conventional' programming	114	(1)
Knowledge acquisition	115	(3)
Knowledge representation	118	(14)
Searching for solutions	132	(7)
Case study: the use of artificial intelligence for an automated robotic excavator	139	(8)
Neural networks and fuzzy systems	147	(32)
Neural networks	148	(1)
Artificial neural networks	149	(1)
The Adeline	150	(1)
The Perceptron	150	(7)
Kohonen network	157	(1)
Adaptive resonant theorem networks	158	(3)
Hopfield network	161	(3)
Implementation of neural networks	164	(1)
Fuzzy systems	164	(1)
Fuzzy sets	165	(4)
Set operations	169	(1)
Fuzzy reasoning and control	170	(6)
Developing a fuzzy system	176	(1)
Fuzzy-neural systems	177	(2)
Software	179	(27)
Introduction	179	(1)
Software development process models	180	(2)
Software methods	182	(1)
Requirements	183	(8)
Design	191	(3)
Object-oriented methods	194	(4)
Testing	198	(5)
Case study: the role of software in automated and robotic excavation	203	(3)
User interfaces	206	(17)
Introduction	207	(1)
The design of the human-machine interface	207	(10)
Tele-operation	217	(1)
Summary	218	(1)
Case study: prototyping and user interface design	218	(5)
System safety	223	(23)
Introduction	223	(1)
Background to safety	223	(3)
The IEC 1508 approach	226	(13)
Case study: the role of safety in automated and robotic excavation	239	(7)
Manufacturing technology	246	(38)
Introduction	246	(5)
Computer numerically controlled machines, an overview	251	(2)
CNC machines and programming	253	(4)
Essentials of cell manufacturing and FMS	257	(1)
Parts classification systems and design by features	258	(4)
The extension of FMS to CIM	262	(1)
CIM architectures	263	(2)
Identifying information flow in the CIM system	265	(1)
Databases in manufacturing	266	(2)
In-process gauging and co-ordinate measurement	268	(2)
Rapid prototyping and modelling	270	(3)
CAD-CAM integration and rapid prototyping	273	(1)
Rapid tool making	273	(1)
Principles of design for ease of (automated) assembly	274	(3)
Sensors in manufacturing	277	(3)
On-line monitoring of manufacturing equipment	280	(1)
Automatic guided vehicles and parts handling	281	(3)
Future developments in mechatronics	284	(5)
Automotive systems	284	(1)
Home systems	285	(1)
Telecare and telehealth	286	(1)
Automation and robotics	287	(1)
Manufacturing	287	(1)
Design	288	(1)
Summary	288	(1)
Case studies in mechatronics	289	(32)
Mechatronic guided bus	289	(7)
Microsystems, MEMS and built-in-self-test	296	(8)
High-speed tilting trains	304	(3)
A practical application of expert systems design	307	(8)
The Torotrak infinitely variable transmission: optimising power transmission systems, a goal within sight?	315	(6)
Bibliography	321	(18)
Index	339