Pneumatic Actuating Systems for Automatic Equipment: Structure and Design

STRUCTURE OF PNEUMATIC ACTUATING SYSTEMS Pneumatic Positioning Systems Pneumatic Systems for Velocity Control Pneumatic Systems for Force Control PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS Linear Actuators Rotary Actuators and Pneumatic Motors Mathematical Model of Pneumatic Actuators ELECTROPNEUMATIC CONTROL VALVES Electromechanical Valve Transducers One-Stage Valves Two-Stage Valves Operating Mode of Electropneumatic Control Valves Mathematical Model of Electropneumatic Control Valves Performance Characteristics of Control Valves DETERMINATION OF PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR STATE VARIABLES Position and Displacement Sensors Measurement of Velocity, Acceleration, Pressure, Force, and Torque Signals Computation of State Coordinates Observer Technique for State Variables OPEN-LOOP PNEUMATIC ACTUATING SYSTEMS Position Actuators Pneumatic Actuators with Constant Velocity Motion Adjustment of Acting Force in Pneumatic Actuators CLOSED-LOOP PNEUMATIC ACTUATING SYSTEMS Control Systems and Control Algorithms Pneumatic Positioning Actuators Actuators for the Velocity Control Pneumatic Systems for Acting Force Control BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX