Mobile machines are extensively relied on hydraulic power because of the high-power density of hydraulic actuators that aren't reached by other actuators so far. However, for the sake of saving energy, reducing emission, and improving machines' performance, hybrid and electrification concepts are considered in mobile machine designs.
This book targets industry professionals who are in charge for operating, maintaining, and designing mobile machines. The book has twenty chapters. The first four chapters cover conceptually the systems that are commonly found on all mobile machines such as hydrostatic transmission, control blocks, steering systems, fan drive systems, hybrid systems, and mobile machine electrification. In the rest of the chapters, the book presents sixteen different categories of mobile machines such as excavators & shovels, loaders, dozers, graders, road construction machines, aerial work platforms, forklifts & telehandlers, cranes, mining equipment, municipal & hauling trucks, concrete pumps & mixers, tractors & AG machines, tunnel-boring machines, aerospace applications, marine and military applications, and railways applications. In each category of mobile machines, the book presents a brief introduction to equipment, hydraulic-driven functions, hydraulic circuit diagrams, and hybrid or electrified models, if found. Some of the presented systems are just generic, and the others are aided by examples from industry.This book is colored and printed in the size of standard A4. The book is associated with
a workbook that contains colored-printed power point slides. This book is the sixth in a series that the author plans to publish to offer complete and comprehensive teaching references for the fluid power industry. The book contains a total of fourteen chapters distributed over 250 pages with very demonstrative figures and tables. The contents of the book are brand non-biased and intends to introduce the latest technologies related to the subject of the book.
Khalil, Medhat: - Medhat Khalil, Ph.D. is the Director of Professional Education & Research Development at the Applied Technology Center, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Medhat has consistently been working on his academic development through the years, starting from bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering in Cairo Egypt and proceeding with his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Post-Doctoral Industrial Research Fellowship at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has been certified and is a member of many institutions such as: Certified Fluid Power Hydraulic Specialist (CFPHS) by the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), Certified Fluid Power Accredited Instructor (CFPAI) by the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), Member of Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power Engineering Research Center (CCEFP), Listed Fluid Power Consultant by the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), and Listed Professional Instructor by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Medhat has balanced academic and industrial experience. Medhat has vast experience in teaching Fluid Power courses for industry professionals. Being quite aware of the technological developments in the field of fluid power, Medhat had worked for several world-wide recognized industrial organizations such as Rexroth in Egypt and CAE Inc. in Canada. Medhat had designed several hydraulic systems and developed several analytical and educational software. Medhat also has considerable experience in modeling and simulation of dynamic systems using Matlab-Simulink. Medhat is the founder of the state-of-the-art Universal Fluid Power Trainer. Medhat has received the awards of Pioneers in Fluid Power by NFPA (2012) and Hall of Fame in Fluid Power by IFPS (2021).
