Mechanical engineering

This book presents the proceedings of the 7th IFToMM Asian Mechanisms and Machine Science Conference (Asian MMS), held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on August 28-30, 2024.

The two-volume set LNCS 14768 + 14769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, held in Lille, France, during June 30 - July 3, 2024.

The two-volume set LNCS 14768 + 14769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024, held in Lille, France, during June 30 - July 3, 2024.

This book highlights and attempts to fill a crucial gap in the existing literature by providing a comprehensive exploration of the emerging field of neuro-symbolic AI.

This book delves into the fundamentals of aeroelasticity, providing a modern foundation for education and research in aeronautical engineering.

This book delves into the fundamentals of aeroelasticity, providing a modern foundation for education and research in aeronautical engineering.

This textbook presents the fundamental concepts and theories in manufacturing engineering in a very simple, systematic and comprehensive way.

This book describes a second-generation force-based method emerging from a general formulation where the partial differential equations of elasticity are replaced by equivalent algebraic equations.

This textbook presents the fundamental concepts and theories in manufacturing engineering in a very simple, systematic and comprehensive way.

This book presents the proceedings of the 2023 4th International Symposium on Automation, Mechanical and Design Engineering (SAMDE), held in Nanjing, China, on December 8-10, 2023.

This book provides a detailed introduction to the mechanism of rockburst in extremely thick coal seam mining and explores the mechanical mechanism on why the critical depth of rockburst in extremely thick coal seam mining is significantly smaller than that in thin to thick coal seams, it also proposes targeted monitoring, warning, and treatment technologies.

This book provides a detailed introduction to the mechanism of rockburst in extremely thick coal seam mining and explores the mechanical mechanism on why the critical depth of rockburst in extremely thick coal seam mining is significantly smaller than that in thin to thick coal seams, it also proposes targeted monitoring, warning, and treatment technologies.

This book presents the proceedings of the 2023 4th International Symposium on Automation, Mechanical and Design Engineering (SAMDE), held in Nanjing, China, on December 8-10, 2023.

This book presents critical evaluations of various historical sources and their impact on technological development.

The book discusses the dynamics and control of motion for mobile robots and other systems capable of moving in various environments by modifying their configurations.

This book, the fifth of 15 related monographs, presents systematically a theory of product-cubic nonlinear systems with constant and single-variable linear vector fields.

This book presents new topics such as Inerters in spring-mass models and attached to beams; fluid loading on beams, plates, and shells; bio-inspired vibration isolation and absorption; coupled bending and torsion of beams; beams with functionally graded materials; as well as a new chapter on the Mindlin/Timoshenko plate theory: rectangular and circular.

This book presents new topics such as Inerters in spring-mass models and attached to beams; fluid loading on beams, plates, and shells; bio-inspired vibration isolation and absorption; coupled bending and torsion of beams; beams with functionally graded materials; as well as a new chapter on the Mindlin/Timoshenko plate theory: rectangular and circular.

The book describes the methodologies for dynamics formulation, balancing, and optimizing dynamic quantities of multibody systems, such as mechanisms and robots.

This book provides a guide for the marine community to understand and address the noise and vibration environment associated with ships.

This book provides a guide for the marine community to understand and address the noise and vibration environment associated with ships.

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Communication (ICAIRC 2023).

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Communication (ICAIRC 2023).

This comprehensive, introductory textbook on Analytical Mechanics is designed for both seasoned researchers and budding students of Mechanics.

This comprehensive, introductory textbook on Analytical Mechanics is designed for both seasoned researchers and budding students of Mechanics.

This book presents the proceedings of the 5th International Tribology Symposium of IFToMM (ITS-IFToMM 2024), held in Salerno, Italy, on May 6th-8th, 2024, jointly with the 9th AIT (Italian Tribology Association) Workshop "e;Tribology and Industry"e;.

This book gathers the proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Mechanism Science (EuCoMeS), which was held in Padua, Italy, on September 18-20, 2024, under the patronage of IFToMM.

This book summarizes the past, present, and future work in biotribology with a special emphasis on its applications in the design and manufacture of biomedical devices and their potential future uses.

This book presents the proceedings of the 5th International Tribology Symposium of IFToMM (ITS-IFToMM 2024), held in Salerno, Italy, on May 6th-8th, 2024, jointly with the 9th AIT (Italian Tribology Association) Workshop "e;Tribology and Industry"e;.

The field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is rapidly evolving, blurring the lines between human and machine capabilities.

The aim of this book is to provide readers with a better understanding of the experimental methods and computational modeling techniques employed in the characterizations of diverse hybrid composite materials.

The aim of this book is to provide readers with a better understanding of the experimental methods and computational modeling techniques employed in the characterizations of diverse hybrid composite materials.

Gathering the proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics (ISMCR), held in Iasi, Romania, on September 21-22, 2023, this volume covers topics in the broad range of topics related to robotics and human robot systems, such as robot design innovations, sensors/smart sensors their integration/fusion, advanced controls and actuators, methods of AI in robotics, humanoid, climbing/walking, and autonomous robots; anthropomorphic robots, augmented/mixed/virtual reality (VR), intelligent CAD and IMS, visual/auditory/tactile/force displays, tools and techniques for modelling VR systems, software architectures for VR, VR interaction and navigation techniques, distributed VR Systems, motion tracking, VR input and output devices, human factors in VR.

This book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers from the 17th Conference on Acoustics and Vibration of Mechanical Structures (AVMS) held in Timisoara, Romania, on 26-27 May 2023.

This book presents the most important milestones of the research on automated and autonomous driving in the United States, Japan and Europe throughout five decades (1950-2000).

This book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers from the 17th Conference on Acoustics and Vibration of Mechanical Structures (AVMS) held in Timisoara, Romania, on 26-27 May 2023.

This book presents the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer, providing a solid foundation for understanding energy systems.

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This book presents the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer, providing a solid foundation for understanding energy systems.

This book presents the proceedings of the XVI International Conference on Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery (VETOMAC 2021).

This book presents the proceedings of the XVI International Conference on Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery (VETOMAC 2021).

Gathering the proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics (ISMCR), held in Iasi, Romania, on September 21-22, 2023, this volume covers topics in the broad range of topics related to robotics and human robot systems, such as robot design innovations, sensors/smart sensors their integration/fusion, advanced controls and actuators, methods of AI in robotics, humanoid, climbing/walking, and autonomous robots; anthropomorphic robots, augmented/mixed/virtual reality (VR), intelligent CAD and IMS, visual/auditory/tactile/force displays, tools and techniques for modelling VR systems, software architectures for VR, VR interaction and navigation techniques, distributed VR Systems, motion tracking, VR input and output devices, human factors in VR.

This book presents the most important milestones of the research on automated and autonomous driving in the United States, Japan and Europe throughout five decades (1950-2000).

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of tribology concepts and their real-world implications, delving into introductory principles as well as advanced topics such as friction, lubrication, and wear.

This book presents the latest research advancements in the field of material science, specifically in mechanical, manufacturing, and plant engineering.

The CCMS Handbook of Port Machinery is an extensive reference guide intended to meet the needs of port handling machinery users and port planning and design institutes with regard to equipment selection, equipment application, and maintenance management.

The CCMS Handbook of Port Machinery is an extensive reference guide intended to meet the needs of port handling machinery users and port planning and design institutes with regard to equipment selection, equipment application, and maintenance management.

This book provides university students and practitioners with a collection of importance measures to design systems with high reliability, maintain them with high availability, and restore them in case of failures.

This book provides university students and practitioners with a collection of importance measures to design systems with high reliability, maintain them with high availability, and restore them in case of failures.