Micromechatronics / Kenji Uchino, Jayne R. Giniewicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uchino, Kenji, 1950-

Contributor:

Giniewicz, Jayne R.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Materials engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; 22.

Materials engineering ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mechatronics.

Microelectromechanical systems.

Physical Description:

xiv, 489 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2003]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: IBM-compatible PC; Windows; CD-ROM drive.

text file

Contents:

1 Current Trends for Actuators and Micromechatronics

1.1 The Need for New Actuators 1

1.2 Conventional Methods for Micropositioning 3

1.3 An Overview of Solid-State Actuators 7

1.4 Critical Design Concepts and the Structure of the Text 32

2 A Theoretical Description of Field-Induced Strains

2.1 Ferroelectricity 37

2.2 Microscopic Origins of Electric Field Induced Strains 48

2.3 Tensor/Matrix Description of Piezoelectricity 50

2.4 Theoretical Description of Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Phenomena 62

2.5 Phenomenology of Magnetostriction 80

2.6 Ferroelectric Domain Reorientation 82

2.7 Grain Size and Electric Field-Induced Strain in Ferroelectrics 92

3 Actuator Materials

3.1 Practical Actuator Materials 103

3.2 Figures of Merit for Piezoelectric Transducers 129

3.3 The Temperature Dependence of the Electrostrictive Strain 138

3.4 Response Speed 143

3.5 Mechanical Properties of Actuators 145

4 Ceramic Actuator Structures and Fabrication Methods

4.1 Fabrication of Ceramics and Single Crystals 169

4.2 Device Design 176

4.3 Electrode Materials 208

4.4 Commercially Available Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Actuators 213

5 Drive / Control Techniques for Piezoelectric Actuators

5.1 Classification of Piezoelectric Actuators 219

5.2 Feedback Control 221

5.3 Pulse Drive 241

5.4 Resonance Drive 256

5.5 Sensors and Specialized Components for Micromechatronic Systems 265

6 Loss Mechanisms and Heat Generation

6.1 Hysteresis and Loss in Piezoelectrics 285

6.2 Heat Generation in Piezoelectrics 310

6.3 Hard and Soft Piezoelectrics 319

7 Introduction to the Finite Element Method for Piezoelectric Structures

7.2 Defining the Equations for the Problem 330

7.3 Application of the Finite Element Method 334

8 Servo Displacement Transducer Applications

8.1 Deformable Mirrors 347

8.2 Microscope Stages 353

8.3 High Precision Linear Displacement Devices 356

8.4 Servo Systems 360

8.5 VCR Head Tracking Actuators 368

8.6 Vibration Suppression and Noise Elimination Systems 371

9 Pulse Drive Motor Applications

9.1 Imaging System Applications 375

9.2 Inchworm Devices 379

9.3 Dot Matrix Printer Heads 384

9.4 Inkjet Printers 390

9.5 Piezoelectric Relays 396

9.6 Adaptive Suspension Systems 399

10 Ultrasonic Motor Applications

10.1 General Description and Classification of Ultrasonic Motors 403

10.2 Standing Wave Motors 410

10.3 Mixed-Mode Motors 414

10.4 Traveling Wave Motors 417

10.5 Mode Rotation Motors 430

10.6 Performance Comparison Among Various Ultrasonic Motors 433

10.7 Microscale Walking Machines 434

10.8 Calculations for the Speed and Thrust of Ultrasonic Motors 436

10.9 Elements of Designing an Ultrasonic Motor 442

10.10 Other Ultrasonic Motor Applications 449

10.11 Magnetic Motors 453

10.12 Reliability of Ultrasonic Motors 454

11 The Future of Ceramic Actuators in Micromechatronic Systems

11.1 Development Trends as Viewed from Patent Statistics 463

11.2 The Piezoelectric Actuator/Ultrasonic Motor Market 465

11.3 Future Trends in Actuator Design 468.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0824741099

OCLC:

52394234