System Dynamics for Mechanical Engineers

• Main Authors: Davies, Matthew (Author), Schmitz, Tony L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Complexity, Computational.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Mechanical engineering.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Complexity.; Mechanical Engineering.

This textbook is ideal for mechanical engineering students preparing to enter the workforce during a time of rapidly accelerating technology, where they will be challenged to join interdisciplinary teams. It explains system dynamics using analogies familiar to the mechanical engineer while introduci...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Laplace transform techniques
• Elements of lumped parameter models
• Transient rectilinear motion of mechanical systems
• Transient rotational motion of mechanical systems
• Combined rectilinear and totational motions--transmission elements
• Electric circuits
• Electro-mechanical systems
• Thermal systems
• Block diagrams and introduction to control systems
• Frequency domain analysis.