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Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook
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Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook

Author: Neil Sclater; Nicholas P Chironis
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : English : 4th edView all editions and formats
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Covers the past, present, and future of mechanisms and mechanical devices. Among the thousands of proven mechanisms illustrated and described are many suitable for recycling into new mechanical, electromechanical, or mechatronic products and systems. Overviews of robotics, rapid prototyping, MEMS, and nanotechnology.--From publisher description.
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Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Neil Sclater; Nicholas P Chironis
ISBN: 9780071467612 0071467610
OCLC Number: 76828951
Description: xv, 505 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents: Basics of mechanisms -- Motion control systems -- Industrial robots -- Mobile scientific, military, and research robots -- Linkages : drives and mechanisms -- Gears : devices, drives, and mechanisms -- CAM, Geneva, and ratchet drives and mechanisms -- Clutches and brakes -- Latching, fastening, and clamping devices and mechanisms -- Chain and belt devices and mechanisms -- Spring and screw devices and mechanisms -- Shaft couplings and connections -- Motion-specific devices, mechanisms, and machines -- Packaging, conveying, handling, and safety mechanisms and machines -- Torque, speed, tension, and limit control systems -- Instruments and controls : pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, and electronic -- Computer-aided design concepts -- Rapid prototyping -- New directions in machine design.
Responsibility: Neil Sclater, Nicholas P. Chironis.
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Covers the past, present, and future of mechanisms and mechanical devices. Among the thousands of proven mechanisms illustrated and described are many suitable for recycling into new mechanical, electromechanical, or mechatronic products and systems. Overviews of robotics, rapid prototyping, MEMS, and nanotechnology.--From publisher description.

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