Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 680 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 2nd Edition October 24, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471244171
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471244172
• Book Dimensions: 10.4 x 8 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 3.1 pounds

Product Description
* The book introduces spatial mechanisms using both vectors and matrices, which introduces the topic from two vantage points.
* Comprehensive and authoritative coverage.
* Several real-world problems are included to show how to apply the basic principles in a realistic setting.

Publisher Description
A perfect refresher on the kinematics and dynamics of machinery. The book uses analytical techniques, without complex mathematics, in the design of mechanical devices. Included with the book is a set of programs, written in MATLAB, which can be run to illustrate kinematics principles. The source code is also provided so readers can modify and customize the programs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This textbook is horrible! There are no solutions to any of the problems at the end of the chapter. The solutions to the example problems are miserable as well. It gives you a diagram for a system of bars and doesn't explain why they count n links or j joints or anything. If you take a course requiring this book, think again.