Power Transmission and Motion Control: PTMC 2004

Clifford R. Burrows is the editor of Power Transmission and Motion Control: PTMC 2004, published by Wiley. Kevin A. Edge is the editor of Power Transmission and Motion Control: PTMC 2004, published by Wiley.

• Preface ix Drives and ActuatorsExtended functionality with an integrated position sensor H-H Harms, T Fedde, and T Lang 3Engineering around a hydraulic controlled gearbox T Heeringa 11Investigation of friction of piston rod sealing systems M Goerres and H Murrenhoff 37Modelling and SimulationApplication for a direct optimization procedure for drive line control J-C Ossyra and M Ivantysynova 53Ageing simulation of biodegradable fluids by means of neural networks O-C Gohler, H Murrenhoff, and M Schmidt 71Modelling and experimental validation of a pneumatic servo-solenoid valve G Figliolini, A Almondo, and M Sorli 85Passivity of fluid transmission line models B Manhartsgruber 99Pumps and NoiseDuality applied to experimental modal analysis G Mikota 111Reducing flow pulsation with the floating cup pump - theoretical analysis G E M Vael, I Lopez, and P A J Achten 123Systems and ControlDigital hydraulic control of a mobile machine joint actuator mockup M Linjama and M Vilenius 145Wireless servo control for electro-hydraulic positioning P A Kawka and A G Alleyne 159Feed force based constant torque control of hydraulic motor in chainsaw application T Virvalo and J Inberg 173Simulation and selection schemes in machine self-awareness, a position control case studyA Zachrison and M Sethson 187New control strategies for electrohydraulic load-sensingM Djurovic and S Helduser 201Theoretical and numerical study on the PD controlling of a simple hydraulic systemC S Hos and L Kullmann 211Design optimization for parallel servohydraulic mechanismsA R Plummer 223PneumaticsDevelopment of new test method for flow-rate characteristics of pneumatic componentsK Kuroshita, Y Sekiguchi, K Oshiki, and N Oneyama 243Time-domain models for pneumatic transmission linesW Franco and M Sorli 257Extended representation of flow-rate characteristics for pneumatic components and its measurement using isothermal discharge methodT Kagawa, M Cai, K Kawashima, T Wang, T Nagaki, T Hasegawa, and N Oneyama 271ComponentsAgeing-dependent characteristic changes of a pressure control valve for model-based condition monitoring in fluid powerL Laitinen, H Kauranne, and M Pietola 285Digital flow control unit - an alternative for a proportional valve? A Laamanen, L Siivonen, M Linjama, and M Vilenius 297A model-based method for condition monitoring of a proportional valveV Jouppila, J Kuusisto, and A Ellman 309Authors' Index 319