A Concise Introduction to Mechanics of Rigid Bodies: Multidisciplinary Engineering

by L. Huang

Overview

Statics and Dynamics of Rigid Bodies presents an interdisciplinary approach to mechanical engineering through a close evaluation of the statics and dynamics of rigid bodies, presenting a concise introduction to both. This volume bridges the gap of interdisciplinary published texts linking fields like mechatronics and robotics with multi-body dynamics in order to provide readers with a clear path to understanding numerous sub-fields of mechanical engineering. Three-dimensional kinematics, rigid bodies in planar spaces and numerous vector and matrix operations are presented in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of mechanics through dynamics and rigid bodies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461404712
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	11/17/2011
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Dr. Loulin Huang is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. His research interests include Mechatronics, Robotics, and Dynamics and Control.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Vector and Matrix Operations.- Kinematics of a Rigid Body.- Dynamics of a Rigid Body.- The Robotic Wrist.- Four-Bar Link Mechanisms.- Human Body Motion in Long Jump.