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Informationen zum Autor Professor G.K. Ananthasuresh is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the IISc, Bangalore, India. He has been working in the microsystems area since 1991 with emphasis on modeling and design. Prof. Ananthasuresh has edited the first book on Optimal Synthesis Methods for MEMS. Professor K.J. Vinoy (B.Tech., Kerala, 1991; M.Tech., Cochin, 1992; PhD, Pennsylvania State 2002) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering at the IISc, Bangalore. This is his third book in the area of Microsystems. Professor S. Gopalakrishnan is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IISc. He is a Fellow of INAE. Prof. Gopalakrishnan is the Chairman of the Aerospace Applications and Structural Health Monitoring group of the National Programme on Micro and Smart Systems. Professor K.N. Bhat was a professor at IIT Madras and is currently a Visiting Professor at IISc. He is a Fellow of the INAE. He has immensely contributed to the growth of VLSI and MEMS technology, Education and Manpower development in India. Professor V.K. Aatre was the Director General of DRDO and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, Government of India. He is a Fellow of IEEE and INAE and is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in India. He initiated two national programmes on Micro and Smart Systems founded the Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS). Klappentext This first undergraduate-level textbook on Microsystems and smart systems makes a burgeoning area of professional practice accessible to course teaching. It is based on a course introduced at VTU in India in 2009, which has already been taught to nearly 1000 students.Practical examples and exercises will set this book apart from the professional reference books currently in use as texts on the subject. Zusammenfassung * This is the first comprehensive textbook on an exploding area of research and practice that is filtering into the graduate and undergraduate curriculum. Inhaltsverzeichnis About The Authors Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Micro Sensors, Actuators, Systems And Smart Materials: An Overview Chapter 3 Micromachining Technologies Chapter 4 Mechanics Of Slender Solids In Microsystems Chapter 5 Finite Element Method Chapter 6 Modeling Of Coupled Electromechanical Systems Chapter 7 Electronics Circuits And Control For Micro And Smart Systems Chapter 8 Integration Of Micro And Smart Systems Chapter 9 Scaling Effects In Microsystems Chapter 10 Simulation Of Microsystems Using Fea Software Acronyms Notation Glossary Appendix Index ...
