Control Software for Mechanical Systems: Object-Oriented Design in a Real-Time World

This book is about the design and implementation of real times software for the control of mechanical systems. The most appealing aspect of this book is the inclusion of useable C & C++ code, Matlab applications, and BridgeVIEW.

D.M. AUSLANDER is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include automatic control system design, mini-microcomputer system bioengineering, modeling and simulation of dynamic systems, and process control. He is co-author of Mechatronics: Mechanical System Interfacing (Prentice Hall) and Real-Time Software for Implementation of Feedback Control.

J.R. RIDGELY is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he teaches mechanical design and mechatronics. He is co-author of Real-Time Software for Implementation of Feedback Control.

J.D. RINGGENBERG holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.