Matrix Methods in the Design Analysis of Mechanisms and Multibody Systems

Abstract

This book is focused on presenting detailed formulations for the kinematic and dynamic modeling of mechanism and multibody systems (MBS). It is written by three wellknown and recognized authors who made significant contributions to the development of mechanism and MBS approaches. The authors are also credited for the development of one of the earliest mechanism and MBS computer programs IMP (integrated mechanisms programs). The book is unique, particularly in the MBS literature because it provides an integrated approach for modeling mechanisms and MBS, it emphasizes the importance of accurate kinematic description in the MBS analysis, and it provides historic notes on some of the approaches that impacted the way MBS applications are currently modeled.