This text provides detailed coverage of the full range of sensors in use today - including microwave, laser, photoelectric, and inductive proximity sensors. It uses state-of-the-art sensory and control technology to boost the productivity of any manufacturing enterprise. Engineers responsible for the design of machinery, engineering systems, and manufacturing processes may find proven methods for effectively evaluating, selecting, and implementing sensors and controls, in this text. It also offers step-by-step guidance on applying sensors to measure product parameters, control manufacturing operations, implement flexible manufacturing systems, develop precision manufacturing systems, and generate and control motion. It also explains how to establish an effective automation programme, examines the economic and financial aspects of selecting and maintaining control systems and explores the latest technological breakthroughs made by NASA and other US research institutes. Examples are included throughout to demonstrate successful industrial applications.
- ISBN10 0070596263
- ISBN13 9780070596269
- Publish Date 1 January 1994
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 31 August 2000
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 450
- Language English