A Concise Introduction to Mechanics of Rigid Bodies (Hardcover)

L. Huang

ISBN 10: 3319450409 / ISBN 13: 9783319450407

Published by Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, 2016

About this Item

Hardcover. This updated second edition broadens the explanation of rotational kinematics and dynamics the most important aspect of rigid body motion in three-dimensional space and a topic of much greater complexity than linear motion. It expands treatment of vector and matrix, and includes quaternion operations to describe and analyze rigid body motion which are found in robot control, trajectory planning, 3D vision system calibration, and hand-eye coordination of robots in assembly work, etc. It features updated treatments of concepts in all chapters and case studies.The textbook retains its comprehensiveness in coverage and compactness in size, which make it easily accessible to the readers from multidisciplinary areas who want to grasp the key concepts of rigid body mechanics which are usually scattered in multiple volumes of traditional textbooks. Theoretical concepts are explained through examples taken from across engineering disciplines and links to applicationsand more advanced courses (e.g. industrial robotics) are provided.Ideal for students and practitioners, this book provides readers with a clear path to understanding rigid body mechanics and its significance in numerous sub-fields of mechanical engineering and related areas. This updated second edition broadens the explanation of rotational kinematics and dynamics the most important aspect of rigid body motion in three-dimensional space and a topic of much greater complexity than linear motion. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Concise Introduction to Mechanics of Rigid Bodies (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319450409
• ISBN 13: 9783319450407
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This updated second edition broadens the explanation of rotational kinematics and dynamics ― the most important aspect of rigid body motion in three-dimensional space and a topic of much greater complexity than linear motion. It expands treatment of vector and matrix, and includes quaternion operations to describe and analyze rigid body motion which are found in robot control, trajectory planning, 3D vision system calibration, and hand-eye coordination of robots in assembly work, etc. It features updated treatments of concepts in all chapters and case studies.

The textbook retains its comprehensiveness in coverage and compactness in size, which make it easily accessible to the readers from multidisciplinary areas who want to grasp the key concepts of rigid body mechanics which are usually scattered in multiple volumes of traditional textbooks. Theoretical concepts are explained through examples taken from across engineering disciplines and links to applicationsand more advanced courses (e.g. industrial robotics) are provided.

Ideal for students and practitioners, this book provides readers with a clear path to understanding rigid body mechanics and its significance in numerous sub-fields of mechanical engineering and related areas.

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.