Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, Fourth Edition
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Over 2000 Drawings Make This Trusted Guide a Gold Mine of Information for Learning and Innovation in Mechanical DesignThe fourth edition of this invention-inspiring engineering resource covers the past, present, and future of mechanisms and mechanical devices. You'll find drawings and descriptions of more than 2000 components that have proven themselves over time and can be incorporated into the very latest mechanical, electromechanical, and mechatronic products and systems. Overviews of robotics, rapid prototyping, MEMS, and nanotechnology, along with tutorial chapters on the basics of mechanisms and motion control, will bring you up-to-speed quickly on these cutting-edge topics.Comprehensive index to speed your search for topics of interest Glossaries of terms for gears, cams, mechanisms, and robotics New industrial robot specifications and applications Coverage of mobile robots for exploration, scientific research, and defenseINSIDE Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, Fourth Edition:* Basics of Mechanisms • Motion Control Systems • Industrial Robots • Mobile Robots • Drives and Mechanisms That Include Linkages, Gears, Cams, Genevas, and Ratchets • Clutches and Brakes • Devices That Latch, Fasten, and Clamp • Chains, Belts, Springs, and Screws • Shaft Couplings and Connections • Machines That Perform Specific Motions or Package, Convey, Handle, or Assure Safety • Systems for Torque, Speed, Tension, and Limit Control • Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Electric, and Electronic Instruments and Controls • Computer-Aided Design Concepts • Rapid Prototyping • New Directions in Mechanical EngineeringNeil Sclater switched his career from engineering in the military/aerospace industry to writing and editing in the field of electromechanical and electronic technology. After years as a staff editor for engineering magazines, he set up his own consulting firm in technical communications. While serving a varied list of industrial clients over a 25-year period, he contributed hundreds of articles to various engineering publications. Mr. Sclater has degrees from Brown University and Northeastern University. He has authored or co-authored eleven McGraw-Hill Professional books, including two earlier editions of this book.The late Nicholas P. Chironis was a consulting engineer and mechanical design editor for Product Engineering magazine and an editor for other McGraw-Hill technical magazines. Early in his career he was a mechanical engineer for IBM, Merganthaler Linotype, and other companies, as well as a product design instructor at the Cooper Union School of Engineering. Mr. Chironis earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic University, New York. Booknews A compendium of the drawings, descriptions, and data needed to design machines, automatic and semi-automatic production equipment, instruments, vehicles, and consumer products. Coverage is devoted to a wide range of areas, including parts-handling mechanisms; spring, bellow, screw, and ball devices; reciprocating and general purpose mechanisms; coupling, clutching, and braking devices; torque-limiting, tensioning, and governing devices; geared systems and variable-speed mechanisms; key equations and charts for designing mechanisms; and nonmechanical methods of machine and mechanism control. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Motion Control Systems1Ch. 2Robot Mechanisms33Ch. 3Parts-Handling Mechanisms51Ch. 4Reciprocating and General-Purpose Mechanism93Ch. 5Special-Purpose Mechanisms127Ch. 6Spring, Bellow, Flexure, Screw, and Ball Devices173Ch. 7CAM, Toggle, Chain, and Belt Mechanisms199Ch. 8Geared Systems and Variable-Speed Mechanisms241Ch. 9Coupling, Clutching, and Breaking Devices293Ch. 10Torque-Limiting, Tensioning, and Governing Devices339Ch. 11Pneumatic and Hydraulic Machine and Mechanism Control369Ch. 12Fastening, Latching, Clamping, and Chucking Devices405Ch. 13Key Equations and Charts for Designing Mechanisms429Ch. 14New Directions in Machine Design463Index487
