Overview
The custom-developed and free Mambo Toolbox for Maple gives more rigorous and elegant visualizations and animations than other (commercial) products. The text’s painless approach to the analysis of multibody dynamics will teach the student about differential equations while presenting the visualizations as a distraction from the heavy-going mathematics
Clearly labelled sections of text distinguish what’s vital from what only needs to be learnt by specialists or students further on in their courses.
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"This book differs from traditional mechanics textbooks. … the author develops here a course that relies on the concept of problem-based learning. It allows the student to accumulate theoretical knowledge, develop intuitive insights into and perfect a practical know-how in the modelling and visualization of complex mechanical systems and their motion. … A worthwhile feature of this book is the recommendation of various animation and modelling projects for semester long team assignments … . This excellent research exposition deserves a wide distribution and acceptance." (Franz Selig, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1077, 2006)
"This book’s unique feature is its illustrations and geometric configurations in determining the kinematics of rigid bodies. … This book can serve as a requirement to many of the advanced courses in dynamics … . It is a powerful tool for providing beginning engineers … to develop the needed skills to formulate and solve complex dynamical problems. The book is written for juniors and seniors … . The textbook is full of examples and problems that are well selected for the materials described … ." (Farid Amirouche, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30 (3), 2007)
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Book Title: Multibody Mechanics and Visualization
Authors: Harry J. Dankowicz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138168
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-799-5Published: 29 September 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-923-9Published: 13 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-068-9Published: 11 October 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 504
Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design, Classical Mechanics