The configuration space method for kinematic design of mechanisms / Elisha Sacks and Leo Joskowicz.
2010
TJ175 .S23 2010eb
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Title
The configuration space method for kinematic design of mechanisms / Elisha Sacks and Leo Joskowicz.
Author
Sacks, Elisha, 1958-
ISBN
9780262265874 (electronic bk.)
0262265877 (electronic bk.)
9780262266239 (electronic bk.)
0262266237 (electronic bk.)
128263819X
9781282638198
0262013894
9780262013895
0262265877 (electronic bk.)
9780262266239 (electronic bk.)
0262266237 (electronic bk.)
128263819X
9781282638198
0262013894
9780262013895
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
9786612638190
Call Number
TJ175 .S23 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.8/11
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."
"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."
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Joskowicz, Leo, 1961-
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