Industrial automation and robotics /
A.K Gupta, S.K. Arora and J.R. Westcott
- Dulles, Virginia : Mercury Learning and Information, c2017
- xiv, 560 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Automation -- Basic laws and principles -- Basic pneumatic and hydraulic systems -- Pumps and compressors -- Fluid accessories -- Cylinders and motors -- Control valves -- Circuits -- Pneumatic logic circuits -- Fluidics -- Electrical and electronic controls -- Transfer devices and feeders -- Robotics -- Robotic sensors -- Robot end effectors -- Robot programming -- Applications of robots -- Robots using real-time embedded systems.
Presenting an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of automation and robotics for industrial applications, this book initially covers the important concepts of hydraulics and pneumatics and how they are used for automation in an industrial setting before moving to a discussion of circuits and using them in hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidic design.