This book presents the fundamental principles of mechanical systems and their dynamics. It provides both the theory and applications of mechanical systems in an intermediate theoretical level, ranging from basic concepts to machine dynamics and robotics.

Mechanics as a fundamental science in Physics and in Engineering deals with interactions of forces resulting in motion and deformation of material bodies. Similar to other sciences Mechanics serves in the world of Physics and in that of Engineering in a di?erent way, in spite of many and increasing inter- pendencies. Machines and mechanisms are for physicists tools for cognition and research, for engineers they are the objectives of research, according to a famous statement of the Frankfurt physicist and biologist Friedrich Dessauer. Physicists apply machines to support their questions to Nature with the goal of new insights into our physical world. Engineers apply physical knowledge to support the realization process of their ideas and their intuition. Physics is an analytical Science searching for answers to questions concerning the world around us. Engineering is a synthetic Science, where the physical and ma- ematical fundamentals play the role of a kind of reinsurance with respect to a really functioning and e?ciently operating machine. Engineering is also an iterative Science resulting in typical long-time evolutions of their products, but also in terms of the relatively short-time developments of improving an existing product or in developing a new one. Every physical or mathematical Science has to face these properties by developing on their side new methods, new practice-proved algorithms up to new fundamentals adaptable to new technological developments. This is as a matter of fact also true for the ?eld of Mechanics.

Has the potential to become the standard work of mechanical systems Clear presentation of the basic concepts and industrial applications of the dynamics of mechanical systems A good theory is very practical, but we also have to state, that good practice might induce good new theories never known before. Both are important for a good engineer. The book follows these ideas presenting in the first part the theoretical fundamentals of dynamics and in the second part a collection of industrial examples This is an outstanding book P. Wriggers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext

This textbook gives a clear and thorough presentation of the fundamental principles of mechanical systems and their dynamics. It provides both the theory and applications of mechanical systems in an intermediate theoretical level, ranging from the basic concepts of mechanics, constraint and multibody systems over dynamics of hydraulic systems and power transmission systems to machine dynamics and robotics. The book aims at practicing engineers, researchers and graduate students in mechanical engineering and mechanics. The concept of the book is mainly determined by the experiences of the author. Sixteen years aerospace industry with its forerunner role in all technologies, but also in many fundamentals, twenty years academia in the area of mechanics, especially in the areas of dynamics and control, fundamental research on bilaterally and unilaterally constrained systems, on robotics and walking machines and many applications with regard to practical industrial problems. Both theory and practice were topics of more than eighty dissertations being carried through during his activities as Professor and head of an Institute at the Technical University of Munich.

Inhalt
Fundamentals.- Basic Concepts.- Kinematics.- Momentum and Moment of Momentum.- Energy.- Impulsive Motion.- Constraint Systems.- Basic Characteristics.- Principles.- Multibody Systems with Bilateral Constraints.- Multibody Systems with Unilateral Costraints.- Impact Systems.- Mechanical System Dynamics with Bi- and Unilateral Constraints.- Dynamics of Hydraulic Systems.- Power Transmission Systems.- Torque Converters.- Timing Gears.- Drive Systems.- Machine Dynamics.- Processing Machines .- Fair Equipment.- Special Machines.- Robotics and Walking.- System Dynamics.- Dynamics and Control of Walking Machines.- Dynamics of Assembly Processes with Robots.