Bond Graph in Modeling Simulation and Fault Identification

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Notion of Causality 3Creation of System Equations 4 Creation of System Bond graph 5 Use of Noninertial Coordinates 6 Systems with Non potential Fields 7 Structural Members 8 Modeling of Multibody Systems 9 Multi Bond graphs 10 Modeling of Thermal Systems 11 Hydraulic Systems 12 Approaching Control Systems 13 Control Strategies in Physical Domains 14 Modeling of Electronic Circuits 15 Fault Detection and Isolation 16 Examples of Modeling and Simulation Appendix SYMBOLS software overview Bibliography Index Bond graphs have become a part of undergraduate and postgraduate curricula at IITs and engineering institutes Many industries organizations universities and academic institutions have included bond graphs in their research development and design activities In recent years the range of applications of bond graphs has enhanced owing to sustained research in this field The present book is an outcome of the authors teaching System modeling Dynamics and Control through bond graphs for the last 15 years It is organised into 16 chapters and is narrative in style to make it easily comprehensible to the students Each chapter is appended with a set of problems divided into two groups problems to be solved by students for usual practice and project type problems 644 pp.