Multibody Mechanics and Visualization (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781852337995)

Multibody Mechanics and Visualization

is designed to appeal to computer-savvy students who will acquire significant skills in mathematical and physical modelling of mechanical systems in the process of producing attractive computer simulations and animations. The emphasis here is on general skills with all-round applicability rather than the ability to solve "cooked-up" problems. The approachable style and clear presentation of this text will help you grasp the essentials of: modeling the kinematics and dynamics of arbitrary multibody mechanisms; formulating a mathematical description of general motions of such mechanisms; implementing the description in a computer-graphics application for the animation/visualization of the movement. Supported in the text in parallel with the theoretical presentation is the simulation and animation application Mambo. The Mambo toolbox enables you to provide these specifications for mechanisms that would pose insurmountable algebraic challenges to manual calculation.

Author: Harry Dankowicz
ISBN-10: 1852337990
ISBN-13: 9781852337995
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2004
Pages: 504
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.32lbs
Size: 9.46h x 7.24w x 1.23d