Book excerpt: Today, the hydraulic or fluid power systems on a car, such as brakes and power steering, are strictly using fluid power. In the future, these systems may become totally electric, without any hydraulic or fluid power. Until then, the industry is using a combination of electronics and hydraulics, thus the name electrohydraulic. Through decades of research and experience, BOSCH has developed comprehensive knowledge in the field of electrohydraulics. Electrohydraulic Proportional and Control Systems conveys the state-of-the-art in electrohydraulics by presenting modern proportional control valves and servo solenoid valves, as well as open-loop and closed-loop control concepts. The operating principles of hydraulic and electronic components are described clearly and systematically in this book.Contents include: Proportional Control Valves Servo Solenoid Valves Servovalves Servo Cylinders Measurement Systems Proportional Technology Applications in Industrial Hydraulics Control Technology Applications in Industrial Hydraulics Proportional Control Valve Applications in Mobile Hydraulics Servo Solenoid Valve Applications in Mobile Hydraulics Field Bus Connection of Hydraulic Components Commissioning and Maintenance. Also includes various color pictures and charts. Published by Robert Bosch GmbH. Distributed by SAE.