Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery

This fourth edition has been totally revised and updated with many additions and major changes. The material has been reorganized to match better the sequence of topics typically covered in an undergraduate course on kinematics. Text includes the use of iterative methods for linkage position analysis and matrix methods for force analysis. BASIC-language computer programs have been added throughout the book to demonstrate the simplicity and power of computer methods. All BASIC programs listed in the text have also been coded in FORTRAN. Major revisions in this edition include: a new section on mobility; updated section on constant-velocity joints; advanced methods of cam-motion specification; latest AGMA standards for U.S. and metric gears; a new section on methods of force analysis; new section on tasks of kinematic synthesis; and a new chapter covering spatial mechanisms and robotics.

Chapter I Introduction I Chapter 2 Linkages and Mechanisms 20 Chapter 3 Cams 71 Chapter 4 Spur Gears 128 Chapter 5 Nonstandard Spur Gears 171 Chapter 6 Bevel, Helical, and Worm Gearing 206 Chapter 7 Gear Trains 245 Chapter 8 Velocity and Acceleration Analysis 291 Chapter 9 Force Analysis of Machinery 395 Chapter 10 Balance of Machinery 503 Chapter 11 Introduction to Synthesis 545 Chapter 12 Spatial Mechanisms and Robotics 582 Appendixes 612 Answers to Problems 628 Index 635