Hands On Linkage Design Mastery For Engineers A Real World Guide To Geometric Mechanisms Articulated Linkages And Sizing Constraints For Smooth Motion And Practical Kinematic Modeling
✔️ Second Edition (2011), 476 pages, English, math-focused engineering
This book introduces the mathematical design of articulated mechanical systems, called linkages. It explains how to size constraints that control the end-effector’s motion and how joints limit movement to meet a prescribed set of positions. The design problem is to find all devices that can achieve a specific task, purely geometric in character. It applies to robot manipulators, walking machines, and mechanical hands, and is useful for math, engineering, and computer science courses on robotics and kinematic modeling. The second edition adds research results on planar and spherical linkages, numerical homotopy, and Clifford algebra formulations of kinematics for spatial serial chains, with examples throughout.
✅ Author: J. Michael McCarthy
✅ Edition: Second Edition (2011)
✅ Pages: 476
✅ Language: English
✅ Focus: geometric design of articulated mechanical systems and linkages
✅ New chapters: planar and spherical linkages, homotopy methods, Clifford algebra in spatial serial chains
💡 What is a linkage design guide used for?
A handy reference for engineers designing articulated mechanisms and kinematic systems. - geometric mechanism design and sizing constraints - motion planning for end-effectors in robotics and automation - planar, spherical, and spatial linkage synthesis fundamentals - numerical methods and algebraic approaches for kinematics ✝️