| CHAPTER
1
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT FOR ROBOTICIST 3
ROBOTICS
TOOL KIT, OSCILLOSCOPES, FUNCTION GENERATORS,
DIGITAL
MULTIMETER 3-5
INDUCTANCE/CAPACITANCE
METER, LOGIC PROBE, LOGIC PULSER
IC
TEST CLIP 6
HANDY
TOOLS, POWER SUPPLIES 7-8
CLASSROOM
WORKSTATIONS, BUYING AND USING OSCILLOSCOPES 9-13
CHAPTER
2
ELECTRONICS
REFRESHER AND QUIZ 15
QUESTIONS
15-25
ANSWERS
26-38
CHAPTER
3
ELECTRONICS
COMPONENTS FOR HOBBYISTS AND THE CLASSROOM 39
RESISTORS,
RHEOSTATS, TRIMPOTS, CAPACITORS 39-41 RELAYS 42-44
DIODES
AND BRIDGE RECTIFIERS 44-46
TRANSISTORS,
POWER MOSFETS 46-48
TRANSISTOR
TESTING PROCEDURES 48
35
AMP MOSFET SWITCH 49 HEAT SINKS 50
IC
CONVENTIONS TIPS FOR USING ICS 48
IC’S
FOR ROBOTIC PROJECTS, TTL/CMOS OPERATING PARAMETERS AND CONVERSIONS ELECTRONIC BOOKS FOR
ROBOTICISTS, SEMI CONDUCTOR REPLACEMENT GUIDES, STORING MANY IC’S 53-55
OP
AMP, BUFFERS, COMPARATORS 56-59
USEFUL
IC’S, REGULATORS, TIMERS ETC 59-61
COMPLETE
LIST OF IC’S REQUIRED FOR PROJECT APPLICATIONS 62
CHAPTER
4
POWER
SUPPLIES, BATTERIES, ENERGY AND POWER 63
POWER
SUPPLIES, LOAD RESISTORS FOR SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES 63-65
LINEAR
POWER SUPPLIES, AC ADAPTERS, REDUCING
POWER
SUPPLY RIPPLE, BRUTE FORCE POWER SUPPLY,
CURING
POWER SUPPLY NOISE 66-68
SIGNAL
AND POWER GROUNDS , DC -DC CONVERTERS 69-71
VOLTAGE
AND CURRENT REGULATION 71-73
BATTERY
TYPES, CHARGING, DISCHARGING, TESTING 73-75
BATTERY
AND FUEL CELL ENERGY/VOLUME DENSITIES, SIZES WEIGHTS 76-79
MEASURING
INTERNAL RESISTANCE 79-81
SEALED
LEAD ACID (SLA) BATTERIES 82-83
CHARGING
SLAS AND NICDS 83-85
BATTERY
PACKS, TEMP PERFORMANCE OF BATTERIES
CHOOSING
BATTERIES FOR PROJECTS 85-86
COMPARING
HUMANS AND MACHINES
TRANSDUCER
BOOKS 93
TRANSDUCER
SPECS DEFINITIONS 94-99
RESISTIVE
TRANSDUCERS AND THEIR USES, MONITORING
ROTARY
AND LINEAR MOTIONS, SCREW FORCE MULTIPLIER 99-101
STRAIN
GAGES AND APPLICATIONS 101-104
BUILDING
AND TESTING A STRAIN GAGE TILT SENSOR 105-109
CONDUCTING
PLASTIC SENSORS, FORCE SENSING RESISTOR FSRS 110-113
MAKING
AND TESTING A FOAM ANGLE SENSOR , MONITORING FINGER
MOVEMENTS
113-116
CARBON
BLACK, HOMEMADE CONDUCTIVE COATINGS 117-118
STRETCH
RESISTORS 119-121
SIGNAL
SATURATION, FLOW MEASURMENT, WIND GENERATORS, USING A PITOT TUBE 121-124 |
STRAIN
GAGE, WIND METER, CUP ANEMOMETER, HOT WIRE ANEMOMETRY 125-128
DIODE
ANEMOMETER, WIND TUNNEL BALANCE 128-129
TEMPERATURE
SENSING METHODS, TEMPERATURE REFERENCES AND SENSORS, THERMOMETRYPOP CAN OVEN 130-136
SOLID
STATE TEMPERTURE SENSORS AND CIRCUITS 136-139
CAPACITIVE
SENSORS 139-141
MAKING
AND TESTING A CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR 142-144
CAPACITIVE
ROTATION AND PROXIMITY SENSORS 145-146
MAGNETIC
SENSORS 146-148
HALL
EFFECT SENSORS, REED SWITCHES FOR SUBMERSIBLES 148-151
MAGNETORESISTIVE
SENSORS, CLAMP ON PROBES, MAGNETOMETERS
MAGNETIC
CORES AND WINDINGS 155
MAKING
AND TESTING A MAGNETIC ROTATION SENSOR 156-158
LVDT
MAKING AND TESTING A LONG STROKE MAGNETIC DISPLACEMENT SENSOR 159-160
EDDY
CURRENTS FOR BRAKING PROPULSION AND STRAIN MEASUREMENT 161-163
PIEZOELECTRIC
SENSORS USING PZT BENDERS AND DISKS 164-166
ULTRASONIC
PROXIMITY DETECTION AN ULTRASONIC TRANSMITTER AND
RECEIVER
167-169
BUILDING
A PZT TOUCH SENSOR 172
PIEZO
ACCELEROMETER OR IMPULSE SENSOR, PIEZO MICROBALANCE 173 MISCELLANEOUS SENSORS 174-175
CHAPTER
6 FORCE TRANSDUCERS AND MECHANISMS
FORCE
TRANSDUCERS, MECHANICAL DEVICES, ROARY TO LINEAR CONVERSION 177-178
LOUDSPEAKER
ACTION, COMPACT DISK PLAYER 178-179
LINEAR
PROPULSION, ROTARY TRANSDUCTION, FLAT COIL ACTUATORS
180-182
GALVANOMETERS,
LASER WRITING AND SCANNING WITH GALVOS 182-184
CONSTRUCTING
A HIGH SPEED OPTICAL SHUTTER 184-186
GALVANOMETER
APPLICATIONS 187-188
BUILDING
HOMEMADE GALVANOMETERS 188-192
OPERATING
AND TESTING GALVANOMETERS 193-195
ELECTROMAGNETS,
CHESS PLAYERS 195-196
ELECTRIC
MOTORS FOR POLAR COORDINATE POSITIONING 197-198
PRACTICAL
PROPERTIES OF MAGNETS 198-199
BUILDING
ELECTROMAGNETS, MOVING CHESS PIECES 199-201
XY
MOTION BASES A LINEAR TRANSLATION STAGE 201-203
BRAILE
ARRAYS, MAKING BRAILE TRANSDUCERS 204-205
LEVITATION
AND MAGNETIC FORCES 205-207
MAGNETIC
ATTRACTION FORCES, SOLENOID FORCES 207-210
MEASURING
PULL FORCES 210
ELECTROMAGNETIC
BRAKES, CLUTCHES 211-213
PNUEMATIC
AND HYDRAULIC TRANSDUCERS (NOTE) 213
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, CARBON,METAL FILM, WIRE WOUND RESISTORS, DIP &
SIP RESISTOR NECWORKS 215-217
HOMEMADE POWER REISITORS, POTENTIOMETERS, HIGH VALUE AND HIGH VOLTAGE
RESISTORS 217-220 |
CAPACITORS,DIODES, TRANSISTORS, INDUCTORS 221-224
WIRE AND CABLE, WIRE GAGE TABLE 222-224
WIRE INSULATIONS 225
MAGNET WIRE PROJECT WIRING TIPS 226
COAXIAL CABLE, CWISTED PAIRS, TRANSMISSION LINE REFLECTIONS, TERMINATION
RESISTORS 227-230
CABLE TIES, WIRE MARKERS 230
SKIN EFFECT, LITZ WIRE MARKERS, HEAT SHRINK TUBING 231
SOLDERING EQUIPMENT, COLD JOINTS, HEAT SINKS, SOLDERING TECHNIQUES 232-234
DESOLDER PUMPS, BRAID, SALVAGING ICS, REPAIRING BROKEN IC PINS
234-235
ELECTRONIC HARDWARE, MISCELLANEOUS CONNECTORS, PLUGS, FUSES, BATTERY HOLDERS
243
NYLON SCREWS, SOLDERLESS BREADBOARDS 244-245
PERF BOARDS 246
SMD TO DIP INTERFACING TECHNIQUES, MICRO SOLDERING TIP, MAKING THIN SOLDER
247
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS 250-252 ELECTRONIC ANOMALIES 253
CHAPTER 8 MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION
WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, TOOLS (LISTS) 255
FIRST AID PROCEDURES, WORKSHOP TOOLS, EQUIPMENT 256-257
METAL SHEAR, NIBBLER, GRINDER, HOLE PUNCHES 258-260
SAWS 261-262
DRILLS AND DRILLING PROCEDURES 263-265
TOOLS FOR MAKING LARGE HOLES 265-266
TAPPING AND DIEING THREADS 265-267
USEFUL HAND TOOLS 268-271
CUTTING PLASTIC SHEET, MAKING PERFECTHOLES, FLAT GLASS PLATE
272-273
CUTTING AND DRILLING GLASS 274-275
CUTTING AND BENDING PIPE OR TUBING 276-277
HEAVY SOLDERING PROCEDURESSOLDER AND FLUXES, SOLDERING ALUMINUM, BRAZING
276-279
BENDING ACRYLIC, SOLVENTS, POLISHES 279-280
ADHESIVES 281-283
HOT MELT GLUE FOR A BLIMP 284
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 285-286
FASTENERS, SCREWS, BOLTS, COUPLERS, INSERTS 286-291
FLEXIBLE AND RIGID TUBING 291-293
MUSIC WIRE, WHEEL AXLES, CONTROL RODS, TURNBUCKLES 293-295
SHAFT COUPLINGS, BEARINGS, RIGID AND FLEXIBLE COUPLERS295-298
MOTOR MOUNTS, GEAR BOXES, HOME MADE GEARING 298-300
JACKS, WINCHES, POSITIONING LIFTS 300
WHEELS, AXLES, COLLARS, BRAKES, PULLEYS 301-302
PIPE AND TUBING FOR CONSTRUCTION 302-303
SLOTTED STEEL ANGLES 303
REINFORCING WITH CARBON FIBER 303-305
DOVETAIL SLIDES, RACK AND PINION SLIDES 306
NOVEL STAGE MOVERS, ROTATING PLATFORMS 307
MULTIPURPOSE HOLDERS, THIRD HANDS 308-309
WEIGHING SCALES 309-310
SMALL PARTS FROM HOBBY STORE 309-310 |
