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This meticulously edited collection of papers on the application of state-of-the-art computational methods to mechanical systems design is based on a NATO Advanced Research workshop held in 1997. Leading international experts treat the analysis, synthesis, optimization, and control of a broad spectrum of mechanical systems, including systems of rigid and flexible bodies that are the basic constituents of mechanisms and robotic devices, as well as multibody systems. Topics covered include kinematics, dynamics, and control of such systems, with special emphasis on modeling and simulation. The theoretical foundations of the underlying methods are covered as well as practical aspects of algorithm development, such as code parallelization and applications to specific areas.

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Author:   Jorge Angeles ,  Evtim Zakhariev
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   161
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9783540639398

ISBN 10:   354063939
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   16 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Kinematics of Mechanical Systems.- 1. The Application of Dual Algebra to Kinematic Analysis.- 2. Formulation and Solution for the Direct and Inverse Kinematics Problems for Mechanisms and Mechatronics Systems.- 3. The Design of Spherical 4R Linkages for Four Specified Orientations.- 4. On the Design of Efficient Parallel Mechanisms.- 5. Optimization of Multi-DOF Mechanisms.- 6. Computational Issues in the Kinematic Design of Tactile Sensing Fixtures.- 7. Numerical Methods for Mechanism and Manipulator Workspace Analysis.- II. Dynamics and Control of Rigid-Body Systems.- 8. Equations of Motion in Tensor Variables and Their Application to Multibody Systems.- 9. Efficient Description and Geometrical Interpretation of the Dynamics of Constrained Systems.- 10. A Generic Numerical Method for Mechanical System Kinematics and Dynamics Modeling.- 11. Implicit Integration of the Equations of Multibody Dynamics.- 12. Models for Simulation of Power-Steering Systems.- 13. Control of Robotic Systems by Exact Linearization.- III. Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems.- 14. Flexible Bodies in Multibody Systems.- 15. Parallelization of Large Mechanical Engineering Codes. A Case Study for the Multibody Simulation Package FEDEM.- 16. Flexible Multibody Dynamics with Nonlinear Deformations: Vehicle Dynamics and Crashworthiness Applications.

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