Actuators and Sensors for Smart Systems

• Main Author: Scheidl, Rudolf
• Other Authors: Dresdner Verein zur Förderung der Fluidtechnik e. V. ,
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2016
• Subjects: Actuators; Sensors; Smartness; Cyber Physical Systems; ddc:620; rvk:ZQ 5460
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-200616; http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-200616; http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/20061/13-0_PDF_A_General%20Lecture%20Actuators%20and%20Sensors%20for%20Smart%20Systems.pdf

Smartness of technical systems relies also on appropriate actuators and sensors. Different to the prevalent definition of smartness to be embedded machine intelligence, in this paper elegance and simplicity of solutions is postulated be a more uniform and useful characterization. This is discussed in view of the current trends towards cyber physical systems and the role of components and subsystems, as well as of models for their effective realization. Current research on actuators and sensing in the fluid power area has some emphasis on simplicity and elegance of solution concepts and sophisticated modeling. This is demonstrated by examples from sensorless positioning, valve actuation, and compact hydraulic power supply.