This book provides an introductory text which will enable the reader to both appreciate the essential characteristics of stepping motor systems and understand how these characteristics are being exploited in the continuing development of new motors, drives and controllers.

Stepping motors are used wherever repeated stop-start or intermittent motions are encountered. Found in a diverse range of machines such as clocks, typewriters, automatic draughting machines, numerically controlled machine tools, and computer peripherals, stepping motors offer easy compatibility with digital equipment and ease of control. This thoroughly updated second edition of Stepping Motors offers a practical approach to the subject and relates the workings, design, and construction of these motors to underlying electromagnetic principles. The reader is taken through a brief history of stepping-motor development and is provided with expert treatments of the theory, terminology, control systems, and likely applications associated with the devices. The text is copiously illustrated with clear and helpful diagrams and contains much detailed information. It is the perfect introduction for students and professionals in electrical and electronic engineering.

The author's practical approach relates the workings, design and construction of this type of motor to the underlying electromagnetic principles. The reader is given a brief history, as well as the theory, terminology, control systems, and likely applications of these devices.

This Is The First Indian Publication Devoted Solely To Stepper Motors. It Covers All Aspects Of Stepper Motors: Construction, Operation And Characteristics Of Stepper Motors; Electronic As Well As Microprocessor Based Controllers For Stepper Motors; Stepper Motor Applications In Control, Instrumentation, Computer Peripheral Devices, Cnc Systems, Robotics, Etc.; And Stepper Motor Analysis And Design.Furthermore, The Book Contains Certain Special Features Which Have Appeared, Perhaps For The First Time, In A Book Of This Nature Such As The Latest Remp Disk Magnet Stepper Motor Micros-Tepping Controller, Etc. Certain Indian Contributions To Stepper Motor Controller Technology Have Been Highlighted In Microprocessor-Based Controllers For Stepper Motor. For Practising Engineers And Students, Selection And Sizing Of Stepper Motor Has Been Discussed In Detail And Illustrated With Typical Illustrative Examples.

Richly illustrated, this book covers all aspects of stepping motors including basic theory; principles of design, construction, and application; torque production mechanism; dynamic characteristics; driving techniques with and without a microprocessor; and applications in factory and office automation systems. "The clarity of the presentation reflects Kenjo's mastery of this field. His frequent use of diagrams and photographs of actual equipment further helps convey the basic technical concepts....The extensive use of stepping motors in computer disk systems and in printers and printing terminals makes this a most timely and useful reference....Recommended."--Choice

Microprocessors play a dominant role in computer technology and have contributed uniquely in the development of many new concepts and design techniques for modem industrial systems. This contribution is excessively high in the area of robotic and manufacturing systems. However, it is the editor's feeling that a reference book describing this contribution in a cohesive way and covering the major hardware and software issues is lacking. The purpose of this book is exactly to fill in this gap through the collection and presentation of the experience of a number of experts and professionals working in different academic and industrial environments. The book is divided in three parts. Part 1 involves the first four chapters and deals with the utilization of microprocessors and digital signal processors ( DSPs ) for the computation of robot dynamics. The emphasis here is on parallel computation with particular problems attacked being task granularity, task allocation/scheduling and communication issues. Chapter I, by Zheng and Hemami, is concerned with the real-time multiprocessor computation of torques in robot control systems via the Newton-Euler equations. This reduces substantially the height of the evaluation tree which leads to more effective parallel processing. Chapter 2, by D'Hollander, examines thoroughly the automatic scheduling of the Newton-Euler inverse dynamic equations. The automatic program decomposition and scheduling techniques developed are embedded in a tool used to generate multiprocessor schedules from a high-level language program.

This book provides an extended overview and fundamental knowledge in industrial automation, while building the necessary knowledge level for further specialization in advanced concepts of industrial automation. It covers a number of central concepts of industrial automation, such as basic automation elements, hardware components for automation and process control, the latch principle, industrial automation synthesis, logical design for automation, electropneumatic automation, industrial networks, basic programming in PLC, and PID in the industry.

The integration of electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, control and computer engineering - Mechatronics - lies at the heart of the innumerable gadgets, processes and technology without which modern life would seem impossible. From auto-focus cameras to car engine management systems, and from state-of-the-art robots to the humble washing machine, Mechatronics has a hand in them all.

Electrical Machines with MATLAB encapsulates the invaluable insight and experience that eminent instructor Turan Gonen has acquired in almost 40 years of teaching. With simple, versatile content that separates it from other texts on electrical machines, this book is an ideal self-study tool for advanced students in electrical and other areas of eng

Mechatronics: Electronics in Products and Processes identifies the concepts which underpin the mechatronic approach to engineering design and brings together its principle components - sensors and transducers, embedded microprocessors, actuators and drives - to explore their interrelationships. The text focuses primarily on hardware elements and the impact of system architecture. Modern technology is set in an historical background and each chapter comes with learning objectives and chapter outlines. The book includes numerous case studies illustrating the concepts applied in such areas as automatic cameras, aerospace parts manufacturing, fly-by-wire systems, and boat autopilot.