Dynamics and Control of Machines (Hardcover, 2000)

1. Introduction to machine dynamics.- 1.1 Basic concepts and definitions.- 1.2 Dynamic models of drivers.- 1.3 Dynamic models of mechanical systems.- 1.4 Operating characteristics. Resistance forces.- 1.5 Motion control systems.- 2. Dynamics of single driver machines with rigid components.- 2.1 Kinetic energy of machine and generalised forces.- 2.2 Equations of machine motion. Motion regimes.- 2.3 Steady state motion dynamics.- 2.4 Methods to reduce internal vibration in machine.- 2.5 Transient processes.- 2.6 Vibration of a machine on a flexible foundation.- 3. Dynamics of machines with flexible transmission mechanism.- 3.1 Elastic and dissipative characteristics of transmission mechanism.- 3.2 Equations of motion for machine with a flexible transmission mechanism.- 3.3 Steady state motion.- 3.4 Transient processes.- 4 Dynamics of machines with multi-mass chained mechanical system.- 4.1 Degrees of freedom for dynamic models. Generalised coordinates.- 4.2 Equations of motion for chained system.- 4.3 Transfer functions and frequency characteristics of chained system.- 4.4 Steady state motion of machine with chained mechanical system.- 4.5 Transient processes in machine with chained mechanical system.- 5. Dynamics of machines with program control system.- 5.1 Program control of machine motion and feedback.- 5.2 Structure of control systems with feedback.- 5.3 Stabilisation of velocity in machine with rigid components.- 5.4 Efficiency and stability in a closed-loop automatic control system.- 5.5 Stabilisation of velocity in machine with flexible transmission mechanism.- 6. Dynamics of resonant machines.- 6.1 Excitation and tuning of resonant machines.- 6.2 Generalised models of a vibration machine.- 6.3 Vibration machines with forced excitation.- 6.4 Vibration machines with single degree of freedom under forced excitation. Resonant machines.- 6.5 Vibration machines with kinematic excitation.- 6.6 Dynamic characteristics of vibration systems.- 6.7 Operating loads. Nonlinear effects in resonant machines.- 6.8 Methods for the tuning of resonant machines.- 6.9 Autoresonant excitation of vibration machines.- 7. Dynamics of hand-held percussion machines.- 7.1 Percussion machine as a pulse modulator.- 7.2 Excitation of percussion machine as a problem of optimal control.- 7.3 Quasi-optimal excitations with condensed acceleration impulses.- 7.4 Dynamics of rotary-percussion machines.