Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems

Updated throughout for the third edition, Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB® and Simscape Multibody™ offers step-by-step instructions on the fundamentals of mechanism kinematics, synthesis, statics and dynamics, alongside demonstrating its real-world applications.

Following updates made by MATLAB, replacing Simmechanics with new system Simscape Multibody, this textbook provides updated instructions and example problems to fully enable the reader to use this new and improved system. New features discussed in the book include enhanced rendering, 3D geometry in animations of user-generated solutions for planar linkages, spatial linkages, and robotic systems. The textbook provides the perfect companion to aid students in analyzing and designing mechanical systems.

The book will be of interest to students and professional in the field of automotive engineering, mechatronics and robotics, with a special focus on kinematics, dynamics and machine design.

Kevin Russell, Ph.D., P.E. is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). At NJIT, Dr. Russell teaches courses in kinematics, machine design and mechanical design. Formerly, Dr. Russell was a Senior Mechanical Engineer at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) at Picatinny, New Jersey. Dr. Russell’s responsibilities at ARDEC included the utilization of computer-aided design and modeling and simulation tools for small and medium-caliber weapon system improvement, concept development and failure investigations. A fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey, Dr. Russell holds several patents for his design contributions relating to small and medium-caliber weapon systems, linkage-based inspection systems and human prosthetics. He has published extensively among mechanical engineering journals in areas such as kinematic synthesis, theoretical kinematics and machine design.

Qiong “John” Shen, Ph.D. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/qiong-shen-57212524/) is the founder of Softalink LLC, a consulting company that applies cloud-computing and big data technologies to help automate and optimize business processes, transform traditional marketing and strategic planning into data-driven manner. Besides business activities, Dr. Shen is also active, as an adjunct professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), in preparing college students for ever-growing challenges in engineering and management. Dr. Shen received Ph.D. degree from a joint program between Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Departments at NJIT. He has made substantial contributions to researches in Robotics and Mechanism Synthesis by applying technologies from Distributed Parallel Computing, Machine Learning, Visualization, and Simulation.

Raj S. Sodhi, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor in the Department Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NJIT. He has over 30 years of experience in research and education related to Mechanical Design, Mechanisms Synthesis and Manufacturing Engineering. Dr. Sodhi is the author or co-author of over one hundred refereed papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He was awarded the Society of Manufacturing Engineering’s University Lead Award in recognition of leadership and excellence in the application and development of computer integrated manufacturing. He also received the N. Watrous Procter & Gamble Award from the Society of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics for significant contributions to the science of mechanisms and robotics and the Ralph R. Teetor New Engineering Educator Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers. Dr. Sodhi is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.