Mechanism design : analysis and synthesis / Arthur G. Erdman, George N. Sandor.

1 Introduction to Kinematics and Mechanism
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Motion
1.3 The four Bar Linkage
1.4 The Science of Relative Motion
etc

2 Computer Aided Mechanism Design Philosophy
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The seven stages of computer Aided Engineering
2.3 How the seven stages relate to this text
2.4 History of Computer Aided Mechanism Design
etc

3 Displacement and Velocity Analysis
3.1 Displacement Analysis: Useful Indices for Position
3.2 Displacement Analysis : Graphic Method
3.3 Displacement Analysis ; Analytic Method
3.4 Concept of Relative motion
etc

4 Acceleration Analysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Acceleration Difference
4.3 Relative Acceleration
4.4 Coriolis Acceleration
4.5 Mechanisms with curved slots and Higher pair
etc

5 Introduction to Dynamics of Mechanisms
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Inertia forces in Linkages
5.3 Kinetostatic analysis of Mechanism
5.4 The Superposition method
5.5 Design Example : analysis of a variable speed
etc

6 Cam Design
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Cam and Follower Types
6.3 Cam Synthesis
6.4 Displacement Diagrams : Graphical
6.5 displacement Diagrams : Analytical
etc


7 Gears and Gear Trains
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Gear Tooth Nomenclature
7.3 Forming of Gear teeth
7.4 Gear Trains
7.5 Planetary Gear Trains
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8 Introduction to Kinetic Synthesis : Graphical and Linear Analytical Methods
8.1 Introduction
8.2 tasks of Kinetic Synthesis
8.3 Type Synthesis
8.4 tools of Dimensional Synthesis
8.5 Graphical Synthesis
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Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 616-626) and index.