Reference Publications

Textbooks on Active Magnetic Bearings:

Schweitzer, G., Bleuler, H., Traxler, A.: Active Magnetic Bearings - Basics, Properties and Applications. vdf Hochschulverlag AG, ETH Zürich, 1994 (sold out). Author's Reprint, Zurich 2003, available through g.schweitzer@ggaweb.ch , price 120.- SFR (ca 110.- US$)

Schweitzer G. und Maslen E. (editors): Magnetic Bearings - Theory, Design, and Application to Rotating Machinery. Contributors: H. Bleuler, M. Cole, P. Keogh, R. Larsonneur, E. Maslen, R. Nordmann, Y. Okada, G. Schweitzer, A. Traxler. Springer-Verlag, 2009, http://www.springeronline.com/east/978-3-642-00496-4

Selected Publications on Active Magnetic Bearings:

Schweitzer, G.: Applications and Research Topics for Active Magnetic Bearings. Proc. IUTAM-Symp. on Emerging Trends in Rotor Dynamics, March 23-26, 2009, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. Springer-Verlag, to appear ( download pdf-file)

Schweitzer, G.: Safety and Reliability Aspects for Active Magnetic Bearing Applications - a Survey.  Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Proc. of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Part I, Volume 219 (2005), pp 383-392. ( download pdf-file)

Schweitzer, G.: Active Magnetic Bearings – Chances and Limitations. Proc. 6th Internat. IFToMM Conf. on Rotor Dynamics, Sydney, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2002 ( download pdf-file)

Schweitzer, G.: Magnetic Bearings as a Component of Smart Rotating Machinery. Proc. 5th Internat. IFToMM Conf. on Rotor Dynamics, Darmstadt, Germany, September 7-10, 1998

ISO Standard 14839-1: Mechanical vibration - Vibrations of rotating machinery equipped with active magnetic bearings - Part 1: Vocabulary, 05, 2002.

ISO Standard 14839-2: Mechanical vibration - Vibrations of rotating machinery equipped with active magnetic bearings - Part 2: Evaluation of vibration, 05, 2004.

ISO Standard 14839-3: Mechanical vibration - Vibrations of rotating machinery equipped with active magnetic bearings - Part 3: Evaluation of stability margin, 01, 2005.

ISO Standard 14839-4: Mechanical vibration - Vibrations of rotating machinery equipped with active magnetic bearings - Part 4: Technical guidelines, system design (Draft), 12, 2007.

Selected Publications on Robotics:

Christaller, Th., Decker, M., Gilsbach, J.-M., Hirzinger, G., Lauterbach, K., Schweighofer, E., Schweitzer, G., Sturma, D.: Robotik – Perspektiven für menschliches Handeln in der zukünftigen Gesellschaft. Springer-Verlag, 2001, http://www.springer.com/computer/general/book/978-3-540-42779-7

Schweitzer, G.: Robotics - Chances and Challenges of a Key Science. Proc. 17th Internat. Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2003), São Paulo, Brasil, Nov. 10-14, 2003 ( download pdf-file)

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