FEM and Micromechatronics with ATILA Software [With CDROM] (Spiral)

FUNDAMENTALSTrend of Micromechatronics and Computer SimulationThe Need for New ActuatorsAn Overview of Solid State ActuatorsNecessity of Computer SimulationPurpose and of This TextbookOverview of Piezoelectricity and MagnetostrictionPiezoelectric Materials: OverviewMagnetostrictive MaterialsMathematical TreatmentApplications of Smart TransducersStructures of Smart TransducersDesign ClassificationMultilayersUnimorph/BimorphMonie/CymbalDisplacement Amplification MechanismsUltrasonic MotorUnderwater TransducerDrive/Control Techniques of Smart TransducersClassification of Piezoelectric ActuatorsPulse DriveResonance DrivePiezoelectric DamperFinite Element Analysis for Smart TransducersFundamentals of Finite Element AnalysisDefining the Equations for the ProblemApplication of the Finite Element MethodFEM Simulation ExamplesDesign Optimization with FEMOptimization of the Metal Tube MotorGenetic OptimizationCymbal ArrayFuture of the FEM in Smart StructuresNonlinear/Hysteresis CharacteristicsHeat GenerationHysteresis Estimation ProgramHOW TO USE ATILAPreparationATILA DownloadGeneral Simulation Process/Lean GiDAnimation, Admittance Curve, Report FormatHot to Use the Attached GiD File in This CD"HELP" MenuPiezoelectric PlateRectangular PlateCircular DiskMagnetostrictive RodComposite StructureBimorphUnimorphMultilayerCymbalPiezoelectric TransformerRosen TypeRing-Dot TypeUltrasonic MotorL-Shape Motorp-Shape MotorMetal-Tube MotorUnderwater TransducerLangevin TypeCymbalTonpilz SonarAcoustic LensHomeworkIndex