Mechatronic Systems and Materials VI: (Volumes 220-221 Solid State Phenomena)

This is a collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 9th International Conference on Mechatronic Systems and Materials (MSM 2013), July 1-3, 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania. The 170 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Mechatronic Systems I: (Industrial Robotics; Microrobotics; Mobile Robots; Analysis of Vibration), Chapter 2: Mechatronic Systems II: (Optimization; Optimal Design; Integrated Diagnostics; Failure Analysis; Tribology in Mechatronics Systems; Analysis of Signals), Chapter 3: Mechatronic Systems III: (Applications of Artificial Intelligence; Sensors and Actuators in Mechatronics; Control of Mechatronics Systems), and, Chapter 4: Materials: (Multifunctional and Smart Materials; Metallic Alloys; Piezoelectric Materials; Nanomaterials; Ceramics and Glasses; Biomaterials and Technology; Coatings and Properties), and, Chapter 5: Engineering Technologies: (Advanced and Digital Manufacturing; Systems Engineering; Micro and Nano Technologies; Materials Joining Technologies; Modeling and Optimization of Processes). It also includes: Chapter 6: Education: (New Trends and Curricula for BSC and MSC in Two Tier Higher Education in the Fields of Mechatronic Systems and Materials Science).

Table of Contents:
Preface and Committees I: Mechatronic Systems: Industrial Robotics, Microrobotics, Mobile Robots, Analysis of Vibration Analysis of the Dynamic Properties of the Mechatronic Integrator of Control Procedures of the Vehicle Driven by Persons with Disabilities Application of Electric Subsystem as Implementation of Reduction of Mechanical Vibrations Passive and Active Vibration Isolation Methods in Discrete Mechatronic Systems Classic and Nonclassic Methods in Synthesis of the Transverse Vibrating Mechatronic Systems Accomplishing Tasks in Reaching the Goal of Robot Formation Supporting Rehabilitation Process in Children by Means of Mechatronic System for Kinesitherapy Using EEG Sensor CFD Analysis of Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution in Non-Newtonian Oil in Journal Bearing Lubrication Gap Passive Reduction in Vibration Considering the Desired Amplitude in the Case of Damping Proportional to the Mass The Application of Neural Position/Force Control in a Robotised Machining Process Investigation into the Properties of New Materials Having a Possible Effect on the Evaluation Parameters of Sound Insulation and Absorption Approximate Dynamic Programming in the Sensor-Based Navigation of the Wheeled Mobile Robot Electric Multi-Module Catapult Dynamics An Estimation Method for the Torsional Vibration of the Marine Propulsion System Vibration Damping Using Laminated Elastomeric Structures Identification of the Prints Elastic Parameters Using Vibrational Methods The Influence of a Torus Shaped Auto-Equalizer on the Vibrations of Rotary Systems Simulation of Riding a Real Mobile Robot Following the Defined Path Modular Multi-Rotor Helicopter Platforms Miniature Tripod with Parallel Kinematics for Use in Clean Room Medical Laboratory Applications Modelling Multi-Way Planetary Gears by Means of Contour Graphs Dynamic Testing of Railway Truss-Bridge Implementation of a Controllable Damper for Suppressing Vibration in the Technological Process Effect of External Excitation on Dynamic Characteristics of Vibro-Isolating Table Real-Time Online Feet Trajectory Generation Method for Hexapod Robot Vibrodiagnostics and Monitoring of the Mechanical-Dynamic Elements of Mechatronic Systems Design of a Synchro-Drive Omnidirectional Mini-Robot The System for Wireless Communication in the Group of Cooperating Mobile Robots II: Mechatronic Systems: Optimization, Optimal Design, Integrated Diagnostics, Failure Analysis, Tribology in Mechatronics Systems, Analysis of Signals The Elastic Deformation of Machine Elements in Mechatronics Systems Passive Reduction in the Identified Vibrations of the Machine Drive System in the Form of Multistage Gear Units Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods for Designing Optomechatronic Systems F-16 Virtual Cockpit – Project of Computer-Aided Learning and Integrated Diagnostics Application: Part I F-16 Virtual Cockpit: A Project on Computer-Aided Learning and the Application of Integrated Diagnostics: Part II Modeling and Evaluation of Loads in Vehicles Subjected to Mine Blast Parametric Identification of the Degenerate Model with a Dissipative-Elastic Element Dispersing Impact Energy Study on the Thermal Stability of Selected Ionic Liquids Developing a Control System for Emergency Situations in the Automated Manufacturing Line of Wood Briquettes Modifying Operating Conditions of the Friction Pair with an Additive Added to the Lubricant while Operating Distribution of Hydrodynamic Pressure in Slide Bearings Applying Lubricants of Different Viscosity Speed Control of a DC Motor Using PD and PWM Controllers Numerical Modeling of the Phenomena of Frictional Coupling between Wheel and Rail to Describe and Verify the Operation of Surface Condition Detector The Effect of the Disturbing Potential for the Gravity Field Numerical and Experimental Study on the Application of Mode Shape Curvature for Damage Detection in Plate-Like Structures Viscosity in Exploitation Time Analysis of the Lubricating Oil Used in the Combustion Engine of the Personal Car Kinematic Analysis of a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Manipulator The Use of the Vibroacoustic Method for Monitoring the Technical Condition of Aero Engines with Extended Time between Overhauls Stamping Die Modelling with Consideration to Drawpiece Springback Phenomenon Convergences of Cumulative Wear after Time of Bearing Operation Recurrence Contribution to Determining the Wear of Slide Bearings Mechatronic Applicator for Dispersion Adhesives The Influence of the Angular Position of the Laser Triangular Head on the Readings of the Measurement System Analysis of Tribological Processes in Components of Massive Roller Bearings Effect of the Concentration of the Magnetic Particles in the Ferrooil on its Dynamic’s Viscosity Changes in an External Magnetic Field Health Monitoring of the Aircraft Structure during a Full Scale Fatigue Test with Use of an Active Piezoelectric Sensor Network Kinetics of Fatigue Crack Propagation at the Tooth Root of a Cylindrical Gear Wheel Concept of the System for Control over Keeping up the Movement of a Crane Design of an Artificial Microelectromechanical Cochlea Health Monitoring of the Aircraft Structure during a Full Scale Fatigue Test with Use of Resistive Ladder Sensors Application of Magnetovision Scanning System for Detection of Dangerous Objects Wear Problems of Slide-Friction Pair III: Mechatronic Systems: Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Sensors and Actuators in Mechatronics, Control of Mechatronics Systems The Dynamic Errors of Mechatronically Controlled Lifting Equipment Modelling a Precision Positioning System Cure Monitoring of Thermosets Using Disc Bimorph Transducers The Mathematical Algorithm for Analysis of Piezoelectric Stacks with Structural Damping Assumptions of Centering – Leveling Device Application in Mechatronic Angle Measuring System Development of Calibration Equipment for Geodetic Angle Measurement Instruments Model-Based Development of Algorithms for a Battery-Management System Fuzzy Neural-Network-Based Controller Experimental Measurement of Maximum Bending Stress on Rectangular Aluminum Beam Designing Mechatronics Equipment Based on the Example of the Stewart Platform The Prediction Oriented Analysis of Mechatronic Machine Structures in Terms of the Signal Stream Flow The Prediction Oriented Analysis of Mechatronic Machine Structures Recorded by Directed Graphs Generating Navigational Audio Instructions Using Fuzzy Logic Study on Sensors Used in Security and Alarm Systems for Buildings Mechatronic Concept for Airflow Tests Laboratory Equipment Investigation of the Traveling-Wave Oscillations of Piezoelectric Cylinder Modeling and Control of Proportional Valve with Synchronous Motor Design of 32-Bit Washing Machine Controller SISO Model Identification of a Micro Air Vehicle for Robust Control Design Motion Analysis of Mechatronic Equipment Considering the Example of the Stewart Platform Intelligent Machine Tool: New Manual Programming Techniques Intelligent Machine Tool – A Thermal Diagnostic System for a CNC Pretensioned Ball Screw Intelligent Machine Tool – Vision Based 3D Scanning System for Positioning of the Workpiece A Reconfigurable Control System for a PA-PVD Technology Test Stand Model of Six-Phase Induction Motor Tensile Stress Sensor with Amorphous Ring Shape Core Design and Investigations into the Piezobender Controlled Servovalve Control System for a Technological Line for the Production of Electronically Secured Cards with RFID Labels Structure of a Control System in a Set of Devices for Document Durability Tests Measurement and Analysis of Human Lower Limbs Movement Parameters during Walking Magneto-Mechanical Effects in NDE & SHM Applications Research of Dynamics of the Precision Mechatronical Line Scale Gage Calibration System Dynamic Research on Precision Angle Measurement Comparator IV: Materials: Multifunctional and Smart Materials, Metallic Alloys, Piezoelectric Materials, Nanomaterials, Ceramics and Glasses, Biomaterials and Technology, Coatings and Properties Development of a Novel Device for Attitude Control over Small Satellites The Influence of Plastic Deformation Performed before and after Electron Beam Irradiation on Mechanical Properties and Wear of UHMWPE Analysis of Material Punching Including a Rotational Speed of the Projectile Strategic Position of Casting Aluminum Alloys and Leading Technologies of their Manufacturing Influence of Joining Method for Mechanical Properties of 5083, 5059 and 7020 Aluminum Alloys Joints Influence of Joining Method on Electrochemical Corrosion Properties of 7020 Aluminum Alloy Joints Influence of Lead Angle Variation on the Coated Carbide Inserts Wear when Milling CGI and Modeling by Artificial Neural Networks and Regression Analysis Method Energy Parameter Control System of Strength Machine for Material Tests under Polyharmonic Bending and Torsion Destruction of Epoxy Coatings under the Influence of Sodium Chloride Water Solutions The Analysis of Finishing Tooling Influence on Friction Factor Examined by T-05 Tester The Analysis of Finishing Tooling Influence on Corrosion Properties of Stainless Steel The Influence of Plastic Deformation Performed before and after Electron Beam Irradiation on the Morphology and Structural Properties of UHMWPE Design of Test Stand for Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys Samples and Representation of Obtained Results Physicochemical and Rheological Properties of Potential Additives for Synthetic Saliva Preparation The Concept of Scaling Analysis Describing the Properties of Soft Magnets Modeling Hysteresis Loops of SMC Cores The Influence the Temperature of Drawing Process on the Transformation Retained Austenite into Martensite for TRIP Steel Wires Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Stress Intensity Factors under Pure Mode I and Mixed Mode I/II Fracture Analyzing the Possibility of Using Laser Ablation for Texturing Bearing Steel 100CrMn6 Considering a Tribological Aspect Welds of Dissimilar Steel 1.0038/1.4301: Increasing Corrosion Resistance by the Optimization of Welding Parameters and Post-Weld Processing Investigation of Cathodic Cleaning Processes of Aluminum Alloy The Research of Thermal Arc Sprayed Coatings Tribological Properties by Using Rubber Wheel Test The Analysis of Laser Modification of the Surface of SLS Specimens The Investigation on Destruction of the Compressor in Residue Conversion Set The Use of Laser Texturing the Surface Layer to Modify the Friction Pair Pin-Bushing System for Testing the Mechanical Durability of Documents Secured with RFID Labels Structural-Hierarchical Mechanism for Cracking Reactor Steel after Preliminary Thermomechanical Loading The Application of the Extended Jiles-Atherton Model for Simulating the Magnetic Characteristics of X30CR13 Steel Determination of the Cracking Susceptibility of Steel S355J2G3 during the Continuous Casting Process The Effect of Deposition Parameters on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of BN Coatings Deposited onto High-Speed Steel by the PLD Method Dependence between Workpiece Material Hardness and Face Lapping Results of Steel C45 The Analysis of Process Parameters for Turning Cobalt-Based Super Alloy Haynes 25 / L 605 Using Design of Experiment The Physical and Numerical Modelling of Heat Treatment of Experimental Steels for Pipelines The Study of Heat Transfer Coefficient during Cooling Plates of High Strength V: Engineering Technologies: Advanced and Digital Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Micro and Nano Technologies, Materials Joining Technologies, Modeling and Optimization of Processes FDM Prototype Experimental Research of Processing Parameter Optimization to Achieve Higher Tensile Stress A Quasi-Static Approach to Optimize the Motion of an UGV Depending on the Track Profile Possibilities of Application of Agent-Based Systems to Support Functioning of e-Manufacturing Environment Artificial Neural Networks Used for Development Prediction of State-of-the-Art Surface Engineering Areas Hardened Steel Surface Waviness Created by Rolling Burnishing Process Development of the Method for Calculation of Plates to Ensure Optimization of Hull Thickness Modeling of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Body for the Needs of Numerical Aerodynamic Investigations, Strength Analysis and Examinations of Free Vibrations Plastometric Modelling of the E635M Zirconium Alloy Multistage Forging Process Numerical Simulation of the Rolling Process of Pipeline Sheet Safety Issues Concerning Robotic Welding of Large Elements Physical Simulations of the Controlled Rolling Process of Experimental Steels with Modified Chemical Composition Allocated to Pipelines Chosen Problems of Selection the Basic Chassis for the Special Purpose Body The Model of Estimating the Loss of Maintenance Potential the High Mobility Wheeled Vehicle Computer Modeling and Research of FML Composites Using the Method of Features Numerical Modelling and Experimental Verification of Interdigital Transducers for Lamb Wave Generation Analysis of Influence of Different Kinds of Drills on Production Results Analysis of Optimization of Selection of the Tools for Turning Monitoring the FSW Processes with Use of Thermal Imaging The Application of the Pulsed Electromagnetic Field for Joining Powder Parts The Influence of the Temperature of the Elements of the Lapping Machine Executory System on the Results of the Lapping Process Rolling of Al-Cu Bimetallic Bars in Modified Elongating Grooves The Roughness of the Hardened Steel Surface Created by the Rolling-Burnishing Process Influence of Temperature Change on the Energy Parameters during Round Bars Rolling Process Analysis of the Aluminum Bars in Three-High Skew Rolling Mill Rolling Process The Influence of the Interstand Tension of the Band on Roll Wear during the Continuous Groove-Rolling Process A System for Graphic Personalisation of Cards and Paper Sheets Deformation of the Structural Details of the Components Created by the Rapid Prototyping Method Self-Organisation of the Heat Resistant Steel Structure Following Dynamic Non-Equilibrium Processes Geometry and Programming in the Drawing for the Artificial Intelligence Experience High-Efficiency Internal Combustion Engine Used in the Unmanned Aircraft Motion and Energy Efficiency Parameters of the Unmanned Ground Vehicle Determination of the Speed of an Unmanned Rescue Vehicle The Detection of Battery Screwdriver’s Optimal Working Modes when Assembling Fixed Threaded Joint Considering Allowable Tightening Torque in Case of Equal Screw Length Reverse Engineering of Stamping Die Punch – A Case Study Selection of the Nozzle for Metal Surface Cleaning Using Cavitating Pulsing Fluid Flow Analysis of the Shape of Stamp on the Distribution of Deformation in the Process of Alternate Pressing and Multiaxial Compression Low-Speed Hydraulic Pump as a Tool for Setting and Measuring Torque Research of Soil Compression and Tillage Precision Parameters of Tractor and Gantry Units VI: Education: New Trends and Curricula for BSC and MSC in Two Tier Higher Education in the Fields of Mechatronic Systems and Materials Science A Combination of Non-Formal and Formal Education Systems for the Students Studying Mechatronics Engineering and Improving Practical Skills and Synergistic Abilities Educational Model of Line Follower Robot LINA 2010 Engineering Education Based on Engineering Change Automatization and Robotisation as a Lever for Process and Product Quality in SME Virtual Laboratory for Study on Automation and Robotics Strengthening Mobility for Better Learning