Lawrence J. Kamm is the author of Understanding Electro-Mechanical Engineering: An Introduction to Mechatronics, published by Wiley.

• List of Illustrations xxvPreface xxixAbout the Author xxxiIntroduction 1PART I Understanding the Science and Technology 7Chapter 1 Electrical Engineering 9Chapter 2 Mechanical Engineering 35PART II Understanding the Devices and Systems 65Chapter 3 Generators and Motors 67Chapter 4 Brakes and Clutches 88Chapter 5 Amplifiers 101Chapter 6 Actuators 111Chapter 7 Transducers 128Chapter 8 Controlled Motion 153Chapter 9 Contact Makers and Electrodes 172Chapter 10 Computer Components 202Chapter 11 Marking Paper 212Chapter 12 Sound 222Chapter 13 Manufacturing 229Chapter 14 Assembling and Connecting 239Chapter 15 Military Devices 254Chapter 16 Medical Devices 257Chapter 17 Consumer Devices 263Chapter 18 Passive Electrical Components 268PART III Understanding Design 273Chapter 19 The Science and the Art 275Chapter 20 How One Designs 278Chapter 21 Minimum Constraint Design 284Chapter 22 Design for Manufacturing 289Chapter 23 User-Friendly Design 294Chapter 24 Accuracy, Adjustment and Gauging 297Chapter 25 Reliability, Defects, Abuse, Failure, and Maintenance 300Chapter 26 Barriers, Filters, Conduits, and Valves 309Chapter 27 Ecology 320Chapter 28 Money 324Chapter 29 Cost Reduction and Product Improvement 327Chapter 30 Constraints on Design 334Chapter 31 People Engineering 337Chapter 32 Getting Help 345Chapter 33 Design Parameters 349Chapter 34 Product Classes and Families 352Appendix Patent Classification 357References and Bibliography 361Index 371