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PREFACE
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I.
INTRODUCTION
TO MECHANISMS
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1.1.
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Field
of Study |
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1.2.
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Examples
of Simple Mechanisms |
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1.3.
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Basic Concepts |
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2.1.
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Degree
of Freedom of Mechanisms |
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2.2.
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Constrained-Unconstrained
Mechanisms |
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2.3.
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Kinematic
Inversion |
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2.4.
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Grübler's
Equation |
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2.5.
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Enumeration
of Mechanisms and kinematic chains |
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2.6.
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Spherical
and Two-Dimensional Space |
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2.7.
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Classification
of Mechanisms |
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III.
POSITION
ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS 
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3.1.
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Kinematics
of a Particle |
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3.2.
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Kinematics
of a rigid body |
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3.3.
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Coincident
Points |
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3.4.
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Vector
Loops in Mechanisms- Loop closure equations |
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3.5.
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Graphical
solution of the vector loops |
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3.6.
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Solution
of the loop closure equations for the position variables |
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3.7.
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Use of
Complex Numbers for the Position Analysis |
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3.8.
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Numerical
Solution of the Loop Closure Equations |
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3.9.
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Iterative
solution of the Loop Closure Equations |
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VELOCITY
AND ACCELERATION ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS |
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4.1.
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Velocity
and Acceleration Analysis |
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4.2.
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Velocity
and Acceleration Analysis of Mechanisms |
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LINEAR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS |
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5.1.
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Determination
of the Instantaneous Centers In Mechanisms |
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5.2.
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Velocity
Analysis of Mechanisms using Instantaneous Centers |
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5.3.
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Mechanical
Advantage |
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5.4.
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Equivalent
Mechanisms |
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VI.
FORCE ANALYSIS of MECHANISMS  |
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6.1.
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Simple
Gear Trains |
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6.2.
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Planetary
Gear Trains |
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6.3.
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Bevel
Gears |
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VII.
FOUR LINK MECHANISMS  |
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7.1.
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Four-Bar
Mechanism |
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7.2.
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Slider-Crank
Mechanism |
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7.3.
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Inverted
Slider |
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7.4.
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Coupler
Curves |
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7.5.
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Four-Bar
and Slider-Crank Mechanism Cognates |
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VIII.
CAM MECHANISMS  |
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8.1.
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Cams,
Cam Types and Classification of Cams |
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8.2.
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Cam Design |
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8.3.
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Motion
Diagrams |
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8.4.
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Determination
of Cam Size |
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8.5.
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Determination
of the Cam Profile |
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