Designing cost-efficient mechanisms : minimum constraint design, designing with commercial components, and topics in design engineering

Abstract

General Description. Degrees of Constraint. Hard Constraints. Beneficial Non-MinCD. Designing with Commercial Components. Bearings. Linear Motion. Power. Other Components. Designing with Uncommon Manufacturing Processes. Manufacturing Engineering. Optimum Level of Mechanization and Automation. Robots. Grippers. Selecting Power Forms. Backlash. Hype. Product Deterioration. Electrical and Mechanical Technologies: Competition and Cooperation. References and Bibliography.