The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook Modeling, Measurement, and Control

With a specific focus on the needs of the designers and engineers in industrial settings, The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook: Modeling, Measurement, and Control presents a practical overview of basic issues associated with design and control of mechanical systems. In four sections, each edited by a renowned expert, this book answers diverse questions fundamental to the successful design and implementation of mechanical systems in a variety of applications.Manufacturing addresses design and control issues related to manufacturing systems. From fundamental design principles to control of discrete events, machine tools, and machining operations to polymer processing and precision manufacturing systems.Vibration Control explores a range of topics related to active vibration control, including piezoelectric networks, the boundary control method, and semi-active suspension systems.Aerospace Systems presents a detailed analysis of the mechanics and dynamics of tensegrity structuresRobotics offers encyclopedic coverage of the control and design of robotic systems, including kinematics, dynamics, soft-computing techniques, and teleoperation.Mechanical systems designers and engineers have few resources dedicated to their particular and often unique problems. The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook clearly shows how theory applies to real world challenges and will be a welcomed and valuable addition to your library.

MANUFACTURING, Edited by Galip UlsoyManufacturing Systems and Their Design Principles, M.G. Mehrabi, A.G. Ulsoy, and Y.KorenComputer-Aided Process Planning For Machining, Derek Yip-HoiDiscrete Event Control of Manufacturing Systems, D.M. Tilbury and P.P. KhargonekarMachine Tool Vibrations, Yusuf AltintasMachine Tool Monitoring and Control, Kourosh DanaiProcess Monitoring and Control of Machining Operations, Robert G. Landers, A. Galip Ulso, and Richard J. FurnessForming Processes: Monitoring and Control, David E. HardtAssembly and Welding Processes and their Monitoring and Control, S. Jack Hu and Elijah Kannatey-Asibu, Jr.Control of Polymer Processing, David Kazmer and Kourosh DanaiPrecision Manufacturing, Thomas R. KurfessVIBRATION CONTROL, Edited by Nejat OlgacActive Damping of Large Trusses, Preumont, F. Bossens, and N. LoixSemi-Active Suspension Systems, Nader JaliliSemi-Active Suspension Systems II, Michael Valásek and Willi KortümActive Vibration and Absorption and Delayed Feedback Tuning, Nejat Olgac and Martin HosekVibration Suppression Utilizing Piezoelectric Networks, K.W. WangVibration Reduction via the Boundary Control Method, Siddharth P. Nagarkatti and Darren M. DawsonDYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF AEROSPACE SYSTEMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES, Edited by Robert E. SkeltonAn Introduction to the Mechanics of Tensegrity Structures, Robert E. Skelton, J. William Helton, Rajesh Adhikari, Jean-Paul P. Pinaud, and Waileung ChanThe Dynamics of the Class 1 Shell Tensegrity Structure, Robert E. Skelton and Jean-Paul Pinaud, D.L. MingoriROBOTICS, Edited by Miomir VukobratovicRobot Kinematics, Bruno SicilianoRobot Dynamics ,Miomir Vukobratovic and V. PotkonjakActuators and Computer-Aided Design of Robots, Miomir Vukobratovic, V. Potkonjak, Masaharu Takano, and Kenji Inoue Control of Robots, Miomir Vukobratovic and D. StokicControl of Robotic Systems in Contact Tasks, Miomir Vukobratovic andD. Surdilovic Intelligent Soft-Computing Techniques in Robotics, D. Katic and B. KaranTeleoperation, Telerobotics, A. BejczyMobile Robotic Systems, Nenad M. KircanskiHumanoid Robots, Miomir Vukobratovic , Branislav Borovac, D. Stokic, and D. SurdilovicPresent State and Future Trends in Robot Applications, M. Hagele and Dieter Schraft