1st Edition

Dynamics of Mechanical Systems

By Harold Josephs, Ronald Huston Copyright 2002
776 Pages
by CRC Press

776 Pages 878 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

776 Pages
by CRC Press

Mechanical systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated and continually require greater precision, improved reliability, and extended life. To meet the demand for advanced mechanisms and systems, present and future engineers must understand not only the fundamental mechanical components, but also the principles of vibrations, stability, and balance and the use of Newton's laws, Lagrange's... Read more
Introduction. Review of Vector Algebra. Kinematics of a Particle. Kinematics of a Rigid Body. Planar Motion of Rigid Bodies - Methods of Analysis. Forces and Force Systems. Inertia, Second Moment Vectors, Moments and Products of Inertia, Inertia Dyadics. Principles of Dynamics: Newton's Laws and d'Alembert's Principle. Principles of Impulse and Momentum. Introduction to Energy Methods. Generalized Dynamics: Kinematics and Kinetics. Generalized Dynamics: Kane's Equations and Lagrange's Equations. Introduction to Vibrations. Stability. Balancing. Mechanical Components: Cams. Mechanical Components: Gears. Introduction to Multibody Dynamics. Introduction to Robot Dynamics. Application with Biosystems, Human Body Dynamics.

Biography

Josephs, Harold; Huston, Ronald