{"product_id":"mechatronics-a-foundation-course-9781420082111","title":"Mechatronics: A Foundation Course","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow that modern machinery and electromechanical devices are typically being controlled using analog and digital electronics and computers  the technologies of mechanical engineering in such a system can no longer be isolated from those of electronic and computer engineering. Mechatronics: A Foundation Course applies a unified approach to meet this challenge  developing an understanding of the synergistic and concurrent use of mechanics  electronics  computer engineering  and intelligent control systems for everything from modeling and analysis to design  implementation  control  and integration of smart electromechanical products. This book explains the fundamentals of integrating different types of components and functions  both mechanical and electrical  to achieve optimal operation that meets a desired set of performance specifications. This integration will benefit performance  efficiency  reliability  cost  and environmental impact. With useful features that distinguish it from other comparable books  this solid learning tool: Prioritizes readability and convenient reference Develops and presents key concepts and formulas  summarizing them in windows  tables  and lists in a user-friendly format Includes numerous worked examples  problems  and exercises related to real-life situations and the practice of mechatronics Describes and employs MATLAB  Simulink  LabVIEW  and associated toolboxes  providing various illustrative examples for their use Explores the limitations of available software tools and teaches the reader how to choose proper tools to solve a given problem and interpret and assess the validity of the results The text conveys the considerable experience that author Clarence de Silva gained from teaching mechatronics at the graduate and professional levels  as well as from his time working in industry for organizations such as IBM  Westinghouse Electric  and NASA. It systematically and seamlessly incorporates many different underlying engineering fundamentals into analytical methods  modeling approaches  and design techniques for mechatronicsall in a single resource.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953308885045,"sku":"ByrdShop_1420082116","price":196.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781420082111.jpg?v=1788184717","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mechatronics-a-foundation-course-9781420082111","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}