TY - BOOK AU - Sclater,Neil AU - Chironis,Nicholas P. TI - Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook SN - 0071467610 U1 - 621.8 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Movimientos mecánicos N1 - Incluye bibliografía; 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006039470-t.html ER -