Advances in High-performance Motion Control of Mechatronic Systems

Mechatronic systems are used in a range of consumer products from large-scale braking systems in vehicular agents to small-scale integrated sensors in mobile phones. To keep pace in the competitive consumer electronics industry, companies need to continuously improve servo evaluation and position control of these mechatronic systems. Advances in High-Performance Motion Control of Mechatronic Systems covers advanced control topics for mechatronic applications. In particular, the book examines control systems design for ultra-fast and ultra-precise positioning of mechanical actuators in mechatronic systems.

The book systematically describes motion control design methods for trajectory design, sampled-data precise positioning, transient control using switching control, and dual-stage actuator control. Each method is described in detail, from theoretical aspects to examples of actual industry applications including hard disk drives, optical disk drives, galvano scanners, personal mobility robots, and more. This helps readers better understand how to translate control theories and algorithms from theory to design and implementation in realistic engineering systems. The book also identifies important research directions and advanced control techniques that may provide solutions for the next generation of high-performance mechatronics.

Bridging research and industry, this book presents state-of-the-art control design methodologies that are widely applicable to industries such as manufacturing, robotics, home appliances, automobiles, printers, and optical drives. It guides readers toward more effective solutions for high-performance mechatronic systems in their own products.

Dr. Takashi Yamaguchi is currently an executive engineer and general manager at the Core Technology Research Center, Research & Development Group, Ricoh Company Ltd. Over the past thirty years, Dr. Yamaguchi's main research interests and areas have been motion control design, especially fast and precise positioning servo control design for hard disk drives (HDDs). He has authored more than 150 publications, including 42 journal papers, 4 books, and 28 U.S. patents. Most of the publications are related to servo control of HDDs. He is a fellow of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers in Japan (IEEJ).

Professor Mitsuo Hirata is currently a professor of electrical and electronic systems engineering at Utsunomiya University, Japan. He has extensive research experience in design and implementation of advanced control algorithms for mechatronic systems. Some of his past related projects include high-speed and high-precision control of head actuator of HDDs, semiconductor manufacturing systems (a collaboration with Canon Inc.), the Galvano scanner (a collaboration with Canon Inc.), and transmission of vehicles (a collaboration with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.). He has also published many international journal and conference papers related to the high-performance motion control of mechatronic systems.

Professor Chee Khiang Pang, Justin, is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He is a faculty associate of the A*STAR Data Storage Institute and a senior member of the IEEE. His research interests include the intelligent diagnosis and prognosis of industrial networked systems, systems design of high-performance engineering systems, high-speed precision motion control, energy-efficient manufacturing systems, precognitive maintenance, data analytics, and industrial informatics. Professor Pang is an author/editor of three books, serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Defense Modeling & Simulation and Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, and is on the editorial board of several journals.