The fourth of a five-part series, this collection includes articles on: industrial magnetic bearings, basics and applications; mechatronic systems techniques for real-time optical measurement systems; mechatronic system techniques for mechanical parts inspection by robot; techniques and applications of accurate hydraulically operated processes and machines; mechatronic systems techniques for intelligent paper roll manipulator systems, and supervisory and adaptive fuzzy control for a flexible-link robot.
The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive survey of the different algorithms and data structures useful for triangulation and meshing construction. In addition, the authors discuss mesh modification tools, mesh evaluation criteria, mesh optimization, adaptive mesh construction, and parallel meshing techniques.
Published by a manufacturer of power transmission components, this reference begins with two sections that discuss basic terminology, general coupling evaluation factors, and key considerations in coupling selection. The third section covers 13 types of elastomeric couplings and eight types of metallic couplings in widespread use. The fourth section deals with selecting the right coupling for the application, with close attention to torque and torsional vibration considerations, various ways to mount couplings on shafts, guidance on coupling alignment, and balancing. Concluding sections list the various standards affecting couplings and provide a bibliography.
A brief review of fluid mechanics principles, how to select a flow-meter, and a variety of calibration methods is followed by chapters devoted to classes of flowmeters with detailed information on design, applications, installation, calibration, operation, and advantages and disadvantages. Chapters cover orifice plate meters, venturi meter and standard nozzles, critical flow venturi nozzles, positive displacement flowmeters, turbine and related flowmeters, vortex shedding and fluidic flowmeters, electromagnetic flowmeters, ultrasonic flowmeters, thermal flowmeters, and coriolis flowmeters, as well as mass flow measurements using multiple sensors, angular momentum devices, probes, and modern control systems.
An industrial plant or service organization may contain many different machines supplied by diverse manufacturers, each with its own lubrication requirements. This book is intended to provide overall guidance on how to coordinate the recommendations of the various equipment makers. Chapters cover lubricants, lubrication of components, lubrication systems, machine operation, machine maintenance, component failures, and component repair; a final section contains reference data.
The mission requirements for microspacecraft will be varied and, in some cases, a large range of capabilities may be required on a single spacecraft. The systems constraints on mass, power, maximum voltage, and volume that microspacecraft will have to contend with pose several challenges to the propulsion system designer. Written by leading experts in the field, this book discusses the state of the art in micropropulsion concepts and activities at this early stage of research.
Practical answers are provided for engineering professionals and scientists undertaking employment assignments in Japan. The authors discuss Japanese employment practices, the workplace, cross-national recognition of academic and professional credentials, doing business with the Japanese, and working for Japanese companies and foreign companies in Japan. It also discusses the experience of fellowship recipients at Japanese national institutes and universities. The book contains firsthand advice from 17 engineering professionals and scientists with different backgrounds and nationalities. Insights and strategies for dealing with cultural differences are supplemented by lists of resources and references.
Emphasizing plane waves and simple mathematics, the first part of this book covers propagation, reflection and transmission, normal modes and simple waveguides for rectilinear geometries, horns, inhomogeneous media, and sound absorption and dispersion. The second part is devoted to a more rigorous development of the wave equation, spherical and cylindrical waves (including more advanced mathematics), advanced waveguides, baffled piston radiation, diffraction (treated in the time domain), and arrays. Examples are drawn from atmospheric acoustics, noise control, underwater acoustics, engineering acoustics, and acoustical measurements. Mathematical results and physical explanations are linked, and both time-domain and frequency-domain presentations are included.
When a mechanical system has two or more coupled vibrating components, the vibration of one of the components may destabilize the motion of the others. This destabilization effect, autoparametric resonance, is a concept that has important engineering applications. Using the tools of nonlinear analysis, the authors show how to carry out the first crucial step of determining the regions of parameter space where the semitrivial solution is unstable. They describe what happens in these regions and then discuss nontrivial solutions and their stability.
The author examines postmodern project management systems that deal with PC-, server-, and Internet-based project management information, adopting a systems perspective that emphasizes project coding. Topics covered include structures such as project definition structure, work breakdown structure, organizational breakdown structure, and Masterformat; project coding for areas, functions, elements, phases, stages, packages, purchase orders, contracts, and human resources; planning and scheduling by critical path method and program evaluation and review technique; communicating with Gantt and bar charts and graphics such as S curves; and relating estimating and cost control from order-of-magnitude numbers to appropriation grade budgets.
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