Dynamic Simulation of Organizations: Using MATLAB and Simulink

Author: (USA) Gardner
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is one of the BookWare Companion Series?, published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Company (a subsidiary of Thomson Learning) in 2001. It proposes an analytical approach, methods, MATLAB script files, and Simulink simulation block diagrams for solving problems of mechanism dynamic modeling and simulation on computers. The book includes 9 chapters and an appendix on Simulink basics for student self-directed learning and discussion. The chapters are: Introduction and Overview, Vector Loop and Vector Chain Equations, Solution of Position Problems, Kinematic Simulink Simulation, Introduction to Dynamics, Joint Constraint Method, Planar Double-Leg Machine Simulation, Variable Mechanism Simulation, and Catapult Simulation. This book can serve as a reference and supplementary textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical, aerospace, civil, automotive, and other related fields who have basic MATLAB knowledge. It is also suitable for reference use by instructors and engineering professionals.