Pneumatic Acuating Systems for Automatic Equipment describes novel constructions along with many of the most commonly applied pneumatic actuating systems.

Features:

• Emphasizes both the construction and dynamics of actuators, verifying their properties before implementation
• Presents many results of theoretical and experimental investigations
• Includes numerous practical examples and calculation exercises to reinforce and clarify the concepts
• Introduces numerous control modes for actuators along with guidance for constructing control algorithms
• Provides a comprehensive list of references and many illustrations

Contents

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 Variable

• 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

Index

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