POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL(PTMC 2000)

Papers from a September 2000 workshop examine the latest international research in the field, with emphasis on pneumatic and hydraulic components, and systems and their control. Material is in sections on modeling and control, fluids, pumps, transmission lines, cylinders, components and systems, and servos/servovalves. Specific subjects include modeling and control of vibration in a smart structure, fuzzy control of a hydraulic servosystem based on practical tracking algorithms, comparison of different fluid models, pneumatic pipes, a computer-aided design tool for axial piston machines, and modeling on a common rail fuel injection system. Burrows and Edge are director and deputy director of the Center for Power Transmission and Motion Control at the University of Bath, UK. Lacks a subject index. Distributed by ASME. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)