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Author Sacks, Elisha, 1958-

Title The configuration space method for kinematic design of mechanisms / Elisha Sacks and Leo Joskowicz
Published Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Mechanisms -- 3. Contact of features -- 4. Contact of parts in configuration space -- 5. Analysis -- 6. Tolerancing -- 7. Synthesis -- 8. Case studies -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Catalog of mechanisms -- Appendix B. HIPAIR software
Summary A novel algorithmic approach to mechanism design based on a geometric representation of kinematic function called configuration space partitions
"This book presents the configuration space method for computer-aided design of mechanisms with changing part contacts. Configuration space is a complete and compact geometric representation of part motions and part interactions that supports the core mechanism design tasks of analysis, synthesis, and tolerancing. It is the first general algorithmic treatment of the kinematics of higher pairs with changing contacts. It will help designers detect and correct design flaws and unexpected kinematic behaviors, as demonstrated in the book's four case studies taken from industry. After presenting the configuration space framework and algorithms for mechanism kinematics, the authors describe algorithms for kinematic analysis, tolerancing, and synthesis based on configuration spaces. The case studies follow, illustrating the application of the configuration space method to the analysis and design of automotive, micro-mechanical, and optical mechanisms. Appendixes offer a catalog of higher-pair mechanisms and a description of HIPAIR, an open source C++ mechanical design system that implements some of the configuration space methods described in the book, including configuration space visualization and kinematic simulation. HIPAIR comes with an interactive graphical user interface and many sample mechanism input files. The Configuration Space Method for Kinematic Design of Mechanisms will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, and engineers in mechanical engineering, computer science, and robotics."
Analysis COMPUTER SCIENCE/General
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Machinery, Kinematics of.
Computer-aided design.
Configuration space.
Machine design.
Computer-Aided Design
computer-aided designs (visual works)
computer-aided design (process)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Machinery.
Computer-aided design
Configuration space
Machine design
Machinery, Kinematics of
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Joskowicz, Leo, 1961-
LC no. 2009030466
ISBN 9780262265874
0262265877
9780262266239
0262266237
128263819X
9781282638198