Interdisciplinary Mechatronics - Engineering Science and Research Development

Mechatronics represents a unifying interdisciplinary and intelligent engineering science paradigm that features an interdisciplinary knowledge area and interactions in terms of the ways of work and thinking, practical experiences, and theoretical knowledge. Mechatronics successfully fuses (but is not limited to) mechanics, electrical, electronics, informatics and intelligent systems, intelligent control systems and advanced modeling, intelligent and autonomous robotic systems, optics, smart materials, actuators and biomedical and biomechanics, energy and sustainable development, systems engineering, artificial intelligence, intelligent computer control, computational intelligence, precision engineering and virtual modeling into a unified framework that enhances the design of products and manufacturing processes.
Interdisciplinary Mechatronics concerns mastering a multitude of disciplines, technologies, and their interaction, whereas the science of mechatronics concerns the invention and development of new theories, models, concepts and tools in response to new needs evolving from interacting scientific disciplines. The book includes two sections, the first section includes chapters introducing research advances in mechatronics engineering, and the second section includes chapters that reflects the teaching approaches (theoretical, projects, and laboratories) and curriculum development for under- and postgraduate studies. Mechatronics engineering education focuses on producing engineers who can work in a high-technology environment, emphasize real-world hands-on experience, and engage in challenging problems and complex tasks with initiative, innovation and enthusiasm.
 
Contents:
 
1. Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Science and the Evolution of Human Friendly and Adaptive Mechatronics, Maki K. Habib.
2. Micro-Nanomechatronics for Biological Cell Analysis and Assembly, Toshio Fukuda, Masahiro Nakajima, Masaru Takeuchi, Tao Yue and Hirotaka Tajima.
3. Biologically Inspired CPG-Based Locomotion Control System of a Biped Robot Using Nonlinear Oscillators with Phase Resetting, Shinya Aoi.
4. Modeling a Human's Learning Processes toward Continuous Learning Support System, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Kouki Takemori and Keiki Takadama.
5. PWM Waveform Generation Using Pulse-Type Hardware Neural Networks, Ken Saito, Minami Takato, Yoshifumi Sekine and Fumio Uchikoba.
6. Parallel Wrists: Limb Types, Singularities and New Perspectives, Raffaele Di Gregorio.
7. A Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System - RehabRoby, Duygun Erol Barkana and Fatih Özkul.
8. MIMO Actuator Force Control of a Parallel Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation, Andrew Mcdaid, Yun Ho Tsoi and Shengquan Xie.
9. Performance Evaluation of a Probe Climber for Maintaining Wire Rope, Akihisa Tabata, Emiko Hara and Yoshio Aoki.
10. Fundamentals on the Use of Shape Memory Alloys in Soft Robotics, Matteo Cianchetti.
11. Tuned Modified Transpose Jacobian Control of Robotic Systems, S. A. A. Moosavian and M. Karimi.
12. Derivative-Free Nonlinear Kalman Filtering for PMSG Sensorless Control, Gerasimos Rigatos, Pierluigi Siano and Nikolaos Zervos.
13. Construction and Control of Parallel Robots, Moharam Habibnejad Korayem, Soleiman Manteghi and Hami Tourajizadeh.
14. A Localization System for Mobile Robot Using Scanning Laser and Ultrasonic Measurement, Kai Liu, Hongbo Li and Zengqi Sun.
15. Building of Open-Structure Wheel-Based Mobile Robotic Platform, Aleksandar Rodic and Ivan Stojkovic.
16. Design and Physical Implementation of Holonomous Mobile Robot-Holbos, Jasmin Velagic, Admir Kaknjo, Faruk Dautovic, Muhidin Hujdur and Nedim Osmic.
17. Advanced Artificial Vision and Mobile Devices for New Applications in Learning, Entertainment and Cultural Heritage Domains, Gian Luca Foresti, Niki Martinel, Christian Micheloni and Marco Vernier.
18. Application of Stereo Vision and ARM Processor for Motion Control, Moha

List of contents

Preface xvii
 
Chapter 1. Interdisciplinary Mechatronics Engineering Science and the Evolution of Human Friendly and Adaptive Mechatronics 1
Maki K. HABIB
 
1.1. Introduction 2
 
1.2. Synergetic thinking, learning and innovation in mechatronics design 9
 
1.3. Human adaptive and friendly mechatronics 11
 
1.4. Conclusions 14
 
1.5. Bibliography 15
 
Chapter 2. Micro-Nanomechatronics for Biological Cell Analysis and Assembly 19
Toshio FUKUDA, Masahiro NAKAJIMA, Masaru TAKEUCHI, Tao YUE and Hirotaka TAJIMA
 
2.1. Introduction of micro-nanomechatronics on biomedical fields 19
 
2.2. Configuration of micro-nanomechatronics 21
 
2.3. Micro-nanomechatronics for single cell analysis 25
 
2.4. Semi-closed microchip for single cell analysis 28
 
2.5. Biological cell assembly using photo-linkable resin based on the single cell analysis techniques 30
 
2.6. Conclusion 33
 
2.7. Acknowledgments 34
 
2.8. Bibliography 34
 
Chapter 3. Biologically Inspired CPG-Based Locomotion Control System of a Biped Robot Using Nonlinear Oscillators with Phase Resetting 37
Shinya AOI
 
3.1. Introduction 37
 
3.2. Locomotion control system using nonlinear oscillators 38
 
3.3. Stability analysis using a simple biped robot model 41
 
3.4. Experiment using biped robots 58
 
3.5. Conclusion 64
 
3.6. Acknowledgments 65
 
3.7. Bibliography 65
 
Chapter 4. Modeling a Human's Learning Processes toward Continuous Learning Support System 69
Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI, Kouki TAKEMORI and Keiki TAKADAMA
 
4.1. Introduction 70
 
4.2. Designing the continuous learning by a maze model 76
 
4.3. The layout design of mazes for the continuous learning task 82
 
4.3.1. Overview of the continuous learning support system 82
 
4.3.2. The layout design of mazes on the thinking level space 83
 
4.4. Experiment 85
 
4.5. Discussions 88
 
4.5.1. The role of motivations to drive the continuous learning 88
 
4.6. Conclusions 92
 
4.7. Acknowledgments 93
 
4.8. Bibliography 93
 
Chapter 5. PWM Waveform Generation Using Pulse-Type Hardware Neural Networks 95
Ken SAITO, Minami TAKATO, Yoshifumi SEKINE and Fumio UCHIKOBA
 
5.1. Introduction 96
 
5.2. PWM servo motor 97
 
5.3. Pulse-type hardware neuron model 99
 
5.4. Pulse-type hardware neural networks 104
 
5.5. Measurements of constructed discrete circuit 108
 
5.6. Conclusion 109
 
5.7. Acknowledgments 109
 
5.8. Bibliography 110
 
Chapter 6. Parallel Wrists: Limb Types, Singularities and New Perspectives 113
Raffaele DI GREGORIO
 
6.1. Limb architectures and mobility analysis 113
 
6.2. Singularities and performance indices 124
 
6.3. New perspectives 139
 
6.4. Bibliography 142
 
Chapter 7. A Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System - RehabRoby 145
Duygun EROL BARKANA and Fatih ÖZKUL
 
7.1. Introduction 145
 
7.2. Background 146
 
7.3. Control architecture 149
 
7.4. RehabRoby 150
 
7.5. Controllers of RehabRoby 155
 
7.6. Concluding remarks 158
 
7.7. Acknowledgments 159
 
7.8. Bibliography 159
 
Chapter 8. MIMO Actuator Force Control of a Parallel Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation 163
Andrew MCDAID, Yun HO TSOI and Shengquan XIE
 
8.1. Introduction 163
 
8.2. Ankle rehabilitation robot 167
 
8.2.1. Design requirements 168
 
8.3. Actuator force control 176
 
8.4. Experimental results 198
 
8.5. Concluding remarks 204<

About the author

Maki K. Habib is Professor of Robotics and Mechatronics in the School of Science and Engineering, at The American University in Cairo, Egypt. He has been regional editor (Africa/Middle East) for the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems (IJMMS) since 2010. He is the recipient of academic awards and has published many articles and books. J. Paulo Davim is Aggregate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal and is Head of MACTRIB (Machining and Tribology Research Group). His main research interests include manufacturing, materials and mechanical engineering.

Summary

Mechatronics represents a unifying engineering science paradigm and an interdisciplinary knowledge area that addresses interactions in terms of ways of working and thinking, practical experiences, and theoretical knowledge. This book examines how, for instance, mechatronics engineering and mechatronics science are about different things.

Product details

• Authors: J Paulo Davim, J. Paulo Davim, M K Habib, M. K. Habib
• Assisted by: J Paulo Davim (Editor), J. Paulo Davim (Editor), J. Paulo (University of Aveiro Davim (Editor), M K Habib (Editor), M. K. Habib (Editor), M. K. (The American University in Cairo Habib (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2013
• EAN: 9781848214187
• ISBN: 978-1-84821-418-7
• No. of pages: 620
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 250 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 657 g
• Series: ISTE
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering