Electromechanical Engineering (Mechatronics)

Approaching the topic as an engineering science with a clear elaboration of the central scheme of dealing with this subject, this book transverses the complexities of mechanics by simplifying the process, namely, via the delinking the geometry aspects from the materials aspects. This textbook achieves this by using explicitly the three-step scheme of macro (forces) to micro (stresses) conversion and by minimising the level of mathematics used.

This book proceeding contains some of the contributions presented at the second International Conference on Applied Engineering, Materials and Mechanics (ICAEMM 2017, April 14-16, 2017, Tianjin, China). In the collection are presented the newest results of researches and solutions in the field of Materials Engineering and Engineering Science.

The special collection of peer reviewed papers contains some new results in mechatronic systems, mechanics and materials, as well as in aspects of control and robotics in relevant technological applications. Therefore, the book is divided into three main chapters: mechatronics, control and robotics, and it contains the latest theoretical and practical experiences of scientists and researchers from universities and research centers.

An Engineering Companion to Mechanics of Materials is the first volume in the Momentum Press collection The Modern Engineering Companions: A Systems Approach to the Study of Engineering. In Mechanics of Materials, we apply the intuitive "systems approach" to learning, the advantages of which are several. The student first gets a broad overview of the entire subject rather than the narrow piecemeal vision afforded by the traditional "component approach" common to most engineering texts.

There has been a rapid increase in the use of JavaScript in hardware and embedded device programming. JavaScript has an effective set of frameworks and libraries that support the robotics ecosystem.Hands-On Robotics with JavaScript starts with setting up an environment to program robots in JavaScript. Then, you will dive into building basic-level projects such as a line-following robot. You will walk through a series of projects that will teach you about the Johnny-Five library, and develop your skills with each project.

In this day and age, robotics has been gaining a lot of traction in various industries where consistency and perfection matter. Automation is achieved via robotic applications and various platforms that support robotics. This book focuses on the most stable release of ROS (Kinetic Kame), which discusses advanced concepts, and effectively teaches you programming using ROS.

Robots That Talk and Listen provides a forward-looking examination of speech and language in robots from technical, functional, and social perspectives. Contributors address cultural foundations as well as the linguistic skills and technologies that robots need to function effectively in real-world settings.

Information Technology (IT) is an important element of plant floor operations and Dennis Brandl's monthly column on Manufacturing IT in Control Engineering magazine covers IT aspects that are critical to modern manufacturing. This book expands on the magazine's explanations of the concepts and tools needed to achieve higher manufacturing productivity and efficiencies. Written for manufacturing professionals, the book overviews the wide range of IT elements underlying the manufacturing IT environment.

Industrial automation has gone from simple pre-programmed machine instructions to complex general manufacturing, rules-based automation procedures. Unlike other books on industrial automation, this book focuses in on "Manufacturing Operations Systems" (MOPS) in general. It describes their development, implementation and successful management. The book especially addresses the all-important human-machine interface: computer-based manufacturing procedures that are understandable to both computers and humans.

This book presents current research in the study of manufacturing engineering, including the theory and practice of virtual manufacturing; adapting local economies to market changes; conveyor systems balancing; optimisation of manufacturing conditions of brake friction materials; the impact of sanctions on the buyer-supplier relationship; processing of electrolytic capacitors used widely in electrical circuits and recent developments in automated manufacturing systems.

Weighing items and bulk materials is one of the most essential functions of industrial enterprise and automating those tasks is at the heart of efficient materials management. This concise introduction to the principles and applications of automated weighing is the first book to specifically address the challenges and uses of automated controls for both static weighing and ongoing dynamic weighing.