TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs A2 - Higuchi, Toshiro. A2 - Higuchi, Toshiro. A2 - Suzumori, Koichi. A2 - Suzumori, Koichi. A2 - Tadokoro, Satoshi. A2 - Tadokoro, Satoshi. LA - English PP - London PB - Springer London : Imprint: Springer YR - 2010 ED - 1st ed. 2010. UL - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/978-1-84882-991-6 AB - Actuators, which move and manipulate objects, are the key technological components for all modern science and technologies. The advent of new, outstanding actuators will bring innovation to a range of different areas – such as basic science, industry, medicine, welfare, and the global environment – and in this way will provide us with a better quality of life. Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs is the proceedings of the final symposium of MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas: Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs, held in January 2010. This project pursues the realization of next-generation actuators and accumulates the common basic technologies for actuators, with a view to possible future applications. Since the realization of next-generation actuators requires an interdisciplinary approach, the research has been organized according to a broad technological perspective that consists of: • actuators for small motion of nano-meters; • small-size actuators of micro-meters structures; • intelligent actuators for functional motions; • power actuators for large force/torque; and • actuators for special environments. Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs also deals with common fundamental technologies for these actuators, such as intelligent materials, machining processes, control technologies, evaluation methods, and system integration. It provides cutting-edge research for researchers, postgraduates, and practitioners in mechanical, electrical, and materials industries. OP - 438 CN - TJ210.2-211.495 SN - 9781848829916 KW - Control engineering. KW - Robotics. KW - Mechatronics. KW - Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. ER -