This book is an introduction to the mathematical theory of design for articulated mechanical systems known as linkages. The author is one of the leading researchers in this heavily mathematical area. Its special features include chapter summaries, detailed illustrations, exercises at the end of each chapter, and design software for planar and spherical linkage design. The book will be useful to mathematics, engineering and computer science departments where courses on mathematical modelling of robotics and other articulated mechanical systems are given.
J. Michael McCarthy
algebra calculus design design theory kinematics machines modeling robot robotics
“The book presents a mathematical study of design for articulated mechanical systems known as linkages. … The book will be useful to specialists in mathematics, engineering and computer science dealing with the mathematical modelling of robots and other articulated mechanical systems.” (Bojidar Cheshankov, zbMATH 0955.70001, 2022)
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