Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery

by K. J. Waldron, G. L. Kinzel

Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 0471244171

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Book Description

From the Back Cover

Clear principles, practical problems and MATLAB programs – all under one cover!

Offering a modern approach to the study of mechanisms and machines, Kenneth Waldron and Gary Kinzel’s Second Edition of KINEMATICS, DYNAMICS, AND DESIGN OF MACHINERY presents comprehensive, authoritative coverage of a wide variety of topics, ranging from planar linkage design to spatial mechanisms and robotics. With this text, you’ll be able to develop the solid theoretical background and practical knowledge you need to solve real-world problems.

Here’s how Waldron and Kinzel’s approach works:

• Graphical and analytical methods: The authors introduce analysis using the vector approach, and then present spatial mechanisms using both vectors and matrices.
• A separate chapter on simple mechanisms: Chapter 2 now covers the analysis of linkages with simple revolute and sliding joints, and serves as an introduction to velocities and accelerations.
• Tables of equations for easy references: The text develops background equations and then summarizes them in handy tables. These tables allow you to easily program the equations for most mechanisms of interest.
• Modern software tools: Most of the procedures in the book are covered with MATLAB programs.
• Real-world problems: Practical problems allow you to apply the basic principles to realistic situations.

About the Author

About the authors: Kenneth Waldron, John B. Nordholt Professor and Department Chairman at the Ohio State University, has been practicing in the field of mechanical engineering for over 25 years. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University and is the co-author of a book entitled Machines that Walk (MIT Press). He is the author of over 200 publications on a range of topics including geometric, mechanical and software design of robots and computer coordinated mechanical systems. Gary Kinzel, Associate Chairman at The Ohio State University, has been teaching for more than 25 years. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University and has written more than 100 publications on CAD/CAM, manufacturing, rapid design prototyping, kinematics and linkage design, design of machine elements, and sheet metal forming.