Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms

This book provides an understanding of all the principles involved in the analysis and synthesis of mechanisms. By virtue of the nature of the subject the approach is mathematical, but the solution of the resulting equations can be carried out using various techniques - e.g. numerical and computational. It adopts a far more comprehensive approach than existing texts and fulfills all that is required by mechanical, aeronautical and production engineering students. Special features include: sections on space mechanisms, robotic manipu lators, six-bar linkages, tolerances, and a number of computer programs in BASIC and FORTRAN.