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Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (March 15, 2001) © 2001

  • Arthur G. Erdman
  • George N. Sandor
  • Sridhar Kota
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For junior/senior-level courses in Kinematics, Mechanisms, and Dynamics.

  • This thorough and comprehensive web-enhanced edition has been updated and enhanced to meet the needs of today's students.
  • The software associated with the book makes it very useful for designing and analyzing linkage and CAM mechanisms. No other book has a web connection like this one.

Web Enhanced Features
  • To find out more about MSC.Adams® software and how it can be used to complement the use of this text, visit www.mscsoftware.com/university or send an email to university@mscsoftware.com
  • NEW - Over 200 animated movie files of mechanisms and machines.
  • NEW - A new CAM design package.
  • NEW - New problems, tutorials, and exercises.
  • Self-check problems for students.
  • NEW - New material–Includes coverage of type synthesis, robot grippers, and curvature cognates.
  • Coverage of traditional material–With a significant treatment of kinematic synthesis.
  • All material explored both graphically and analytically.
  • Graphical methods are used to fully explain basic principles.
  • Graphically-based methods grouped together–Followed by analytical and computer-based solutions.
  • Flow charts for computer programs.
  • In-depth and rigorous discussions–On displacement and velocity analysis; acceleration and force analysis; and cam design.
  • Numerous real-life industrial examples.
  • Over 300 multi-part problems that represent a mix of SI and English units.
  • Over 200 animated movie files of mechanisms and machines.
  • A new CAM design package.
  • New problems, tutorials, and exercises.
  • New material–Includes coverage of type synthesis, robot grippers, and curvature cognates.


1. Introduction to Kinematics and Mechanisms.


2. Computer-Aided Mechanism Design Philosophy.


3. Displacement and Velocity Analysis.


4. Acceleration Analysis.


5. Introduction to Dynamics of Mechanisms.


6. Cam Design.


7. Gears and Gear Trains.


8. Introduction to Kinematic Synthesis: Graphical and Linear Analytical Methods.


Appendix: Case Study-Type Synthesis of Casement Window Mechanisms.


Answers to Selected Problems.


References.


Index.

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