Mechanical Systems A Unified Approach to Vibrations and Controls /

This essential textbook covers analysis and control of engineering mechanisms, which include almost any apparatus with moving parts used in daily life, from musical instruments to robots. The text  presents both vibrations and controls with considerable breadth and depth using a unified notation. It...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gans, Roger F. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Overview with Some Definitions and Mathematics
  • One Degree of Freedom Systems
  • More Than One Degree of Freedom Systems and the Euler-Lagrange Process
  • Modal Analysis
  • Vibration Measurement
  • State Space, Equilibrium, Linearization, and Stability
  • Classical Control
  • The Basics of State Space Control
  • Observers
  • Tracking Control
  • Introduction to Nonlinear Control.