TY - BOOK AU - De Silva,Clarence W. TI - Mechatronics: a foundation course SN - 9781420082111 (hbk.) U1 - 621 PY - 2010/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press/Taylor & Francis KW - Mechatronics N1 - Includes index; Mechatronic engineering -- Basic elements and components -- Modeling of mechatronic systems -- Component interconnection and signal conditioning -- Instrument ratings and error analysis -- Sensors and transducers -- Actuators -- Digital hardware and microcontrollers -- Control systems -- Case studies in mechatronics -- Appendix A : Solid mechanics -- Appendix B : Transform techniques -- Appendix C : Probability and statistics -- Appendix D : Software tools ER -