This chapter reviews
the development trend of micromechatronics and the supporting computer simulation,
in particular, piezoelectric and magnetostrictive actuators and sensors.
Text
Content
1.
Trend of Micro-Mechatronics and Computer Simulation 1.1 The
Need for New Actuators 1.2 An
Overview of Solid State Actuators 1.3 Necessity
of Computer Simulation 1.4 Purpose
and Contents of this Textbook