Mechatronics and the Design of Intelligent Machines and Systems. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Bradley, David
• Other Names: Seward, Derek; Dawson, David; Burge, Stuart
• Contents: OF MACHINES AND MECHATRONICS; Introduction; Mechatronics and Technology; Engineering Design and Mechatronics; Mechatronics and Concurrent Engineering; Summary; MECHATRONICS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; What is Intelligence?; Intelligent Machines; Artificial Intelligence and Expert systems; Architectures; Safety; Operating Modes; Summary; Case Study: An Intelligent Robot or Unstructured Environments-Autonomous Robotic Excavator; A MECHATRONIC DESIGN PROCESS; Introduction; Engineering Design Models; A Mechatronic Design Framework; Summary of Principles; Approaches to Designing Mechatronic Hardware; REQUIREMENTS INTERPRETATION FOR MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS; Introduction; Customer Requirements and the Product Life Cycle; Customer Requirements; Customer Requirements and the Mechatronic System Design Framework; Requirements Interpretation; Summary or Beyond Requirements Interpretation; Case Study: Autonomous Robotic Excavator; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; Introduction; AI Programming versus "Conventional" Programming; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Representation; Searching for Solutions; Case Study: The Use of Artificial Intelligence for an Automated Robotic Excavator; NEURAL NETWORKS AND FUZZY SYSTEMS; Neural Networks; Artificial Neural Networks; The Adeline; The Perceptron; Kohonen Network; Adaptive Resonant Theorem Networks; Hopfield Network; Implementation of Neural Networks; Fuzzy Systems; Fuzzy Sets; Set Operations; Fuzzy Reasoning and Control; Developing a Fuzzy System; Fuzzy-Neural Systems; SOFTWARE; Introduction; Software Development Process Models; Software Methods; Requirements; Design; Object-Oriented Methods; Testing; Case Study: The Role of Software in Automated and Robotic Excavation; USER INTERFACES; Introduction; The Design of the Human-Machine Interface; Tele-Operation; Summary; Case Study: Prototyping and User Interface Design; SYSTEM SAFETY; Introduction; Background to Safety; The IEC 1508 Approach; Case Study: The Role of Safety in Automated and Robotic Excavation; MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; Introduction; Computer Numerically Controlled Machines, An Overview; CNC Machines and Programming Essentials of Cell Manufacturing and FMS; Parts Classification Systems and Design by Features; The Extension of FMS to CIM; CIM Architectures; Identifying Information Flow in the CIM System; Databases in Manufacturing; In-Process Gauging and Coordinate Measurement; Rapid Prototyping and Modelling; CAD-CAM Integration and Rapid Prototyping; Rapid Tool Making; Principles of Design for Ease of (Automated) Assembly; Sensors in Manufacturing; On-Line Monitoring of Manufacturing Equipment; Automatic Guided Vehicles and parts Handling; FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN MECHATRONICS; Automotive Systems; Home Systems; Telecare and Telehealth; Automation and Robotics; Manufacturing; Design; Summary; CASE STUDIES IN MECHATRONICS; Mechatronic Guided Bus; Microsystems, MEMS, and Built-in-Self-Test; High-Speed Tilting Trains; A Practical Application of Expert Systems Design; The Torotrak Infinitely Variable Transmission: Optimizing Power Transmission System, A Goal within Sight?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press LLC CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621; Mechatronics; Microelectronics; Machine design; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482268393; 1482268396
• Related ISBNs: 9780748754434; 9781138442832
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 23, 2018).
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