TY - GEN AU - Erdman, Arthur G. AU - Sandor, George N. AU - Kota, Sridhar TI - Mechanism design: analysis and synthesis SN - 9780130408723 U1 - 621.815 PY - 2001/// CY - New Jersey PB - Prentice Hall/Pearson Education KW - DES N1 - 1. Introduction to Kinematics and Mechanisms. -- 2. Computer-Aided Mechanism Design Philosophy. -- 3. Displacement and Velocity Analysis. -- 4. Acceleration Analysis. -- 5. Introduction to Dynamics of Mechanisms. -- 6. Cam Design. -- 7. Gears and Gear Trains. -- 8. Introduction to Kinematic Synthesis: Graphical and Linear Analytical Methods. Appendix: Case Study-Type Synthesis of Casement Window Mechanisms. Answers to Selected Problems. References. Index N2 - The software associated with this book makes it useful for designing and analyzing linkage and CAM mechanisms. This book is useful for junior/senior-level courses in kinematics, mechanisms, and dynamics. ER -