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Book cover image of Vacuum Mechatronics by Gerardo Beni

Authors: Gerardo Beni, Susan Hackwood, Steve Belinski
ISBN-13: 9781580533263, ISBN-10: 1580533264
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Artech House on Demand
Date Published: March 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Gerardo Beni

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

Prefacexi
Chapter 1Introduction to Vacuum Mechatronics1
Chapter 2Vacuum Environment and Applications11
2.1Vacuum Fundamentals11
2.2Artificial Vacuum12
2.3Natural Vacuum20
2.4Vacuum: Advantages and Disadvantages21
2.5Applications22
Reprints
The National Bureau of Standards Primary High-vacuum Standard25
How to Select High Vacuum Pumps33
Aluminum Alloy Ultrahigh Vacuum System for Molecular Beam Epitaxy43
Advances in Vacuum Contamination Control for Electronic Materials Processing49
Particle Control for Semiconductor Processing in Vacuum Systems55
Mechanisms of Contaminant Particle Production, Migration and Adhesion63
Control of Particulate Emissions from Plasma-Etching Systems69
Vacuum Systems for Microelectronics75
Manufacturing in a Vacuum Environment81
Chapter 3Vacuum Mechatronics Fundamentals87
3.1Materials87
3.2Lubrication96
3.3Energy Transfer105
Reprints
Space Environment and Vacuum Properties of Spacecraft Materials111
Materials for Ultrahigh Vacuum119
Analysis of Outgassing Characteristics of Metals135
Lubricating of Mechanisms for Vacuum Service139
Considerations of the Lubrication of Spacecraft Mechanisms145
Contact Heat Transfer-The Last Decade165
Chapter 4Vacuum Mechatronics Components179
4.1Actuators179
4.2Sensors185
4.3Energy Transmission189
4.4Machine Elements193
4.5Magnetic Levitation196
Reprints
Ultrahigh Vacuum Line Components203
Ultrahigh Vacuum Leak Sealing with a Silicon Resin Product215
A Simple Ultrahigh Vacuum Shape Memory Effect Shutter Mechanism217
Robotic Joint Experiments Under Ultravacuum219
Chapter 5Vacuum Mechatronics Control237
5.1Introduction237
5.2Basic Issues239
5.3Selected Papers242
Reprints
Approach to the Dynamically Reconfigurable Robotic Systems245
The Central Nervous System as a Low and High Level Control System263
Logical Sensor Systems281
Chapter 6Vacuum Mechatronic Systems and Applications307
6.1System Components307
6.2Applications for Microelectronics310
6.3Applications for Space311
6.4Other Applications312
6.5The Future of Vacuum Mechatronics313
Reprints
Canadarm and the Space Shuttle315
Six Mechanisms Used on the SSM/I Radiometer323
UHV Technique for Intervacuum Sample Transfer339
Versatile UHV Sample Transfer System347
Piezodriven Spindle for a Specimen Holder in the Vacuum Chamber of a Scanning Electron Microscope351
Precision Table for Ultrahigh Vacuum Made of Aluminum Alloys355
Extended Travel Ultrahigh Vacuum Sample Manipulator with two Orthogonal, Independent Rotations359
Appendix AVacuum Mechatronic Components and Companies363
Appendix BUnit Conversion Factors365
Appendix CFirst International Vacuum Mechatronics Workshop367
Reprint Acknowledgements369
Index373

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