Control Software for Mechanical Systems: Object-Oriented Design in a Real-Time World: Object-Oriented Design in a Real-Time World - Softcover

Auslander, D.M.

9780137863020: Control Software for Mechanical Systems: Object-Oriented Design in a Real-Time World: Object-Oriented Design in a Real-Time World

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ISBN 10: 0137863020 ISBN 13: 9780137863020

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

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The capabilities of mechanical systems are increasingly a function of their control software, and computational capabilities and limitations must now be considered at every stage of system design and implementation. This is a comprehensive guide to designing and implementing the real-time software that drives today's increasingly complex and sophisticated mechanical devices.KEY TOPICS:The authors begin by reviewing the evolution of software control in mechanical systems, and the challenges of constructing real-time software that delivers maximum reliability and consistency even as systems grow ever more complex. They present basic real-time software design principles and outline the entire development process, including performance specification, design documentation, simulation, laboratory and production prototyping, production system development, and maintenance. Next, they review the implementation of tasks and intertask communication in real-time software, offering detailed examples. The book includes detailed coverage of state transition logic; timing, scheduling, and multitasking; graphical and character-based operator interfaces, and two full chapters on distributed control. Also presented: detailed case studies of real-time development using MATLAB, Java and C++.MARKET:For all engineers and software developers building real-time software for mechanical devices.

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About the Author

D.M. AUSLANDER is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include automatic control system design, mini-microcomputer system bioengineering, modeling and simulation of dynamic systems, and process control. He is co-author of Mechatronics: Mechanical System Interfacing (Prentice Hall) and Real-Time Software for Implementation of Feedback Control.

J.R. RIDGELY is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he teaches mechanical design and mechatronics. He is co-author of Real-Time Software for Implementation of Feedback Control.

J.D. RINGGENBERG holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

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