"Kinematics: Analysis and Applications" ed. by Joseph Mizrahi

This book provides the reader with an updated look at the current trends in kinematics methods and applications.

Numerous problems in engineering and biology can be described, characterized, and analyzed in kinematics terms. In classical machinery and robotics the most distinctive characteristic is constrained motion of multi-degree-of-freedom kinematic chains. Robotic arms and manipulators have become essential devices in industrial applications and medicine.
Section 1 deals with kinematics of linkages and includes analysis of cam mechanisms and transformation of rotary motion into oscillation. Section 2 covers compliant mechanisms, whereby elastically deformable parts are part of the mechanism. Finally, Section 3 deals with kinematics of spacecrafts and satellites in the contexts of global navigation systems and of space robot analysis.

Contents
1.Optimization of Kinematics of Inclined Swinging Pin
2.The General Kinematic Pair of a Cam Mechanism
3.Modeling and Design of Flexure Hinge-Based Compliant Mechanisms
4.Kinetostatic Nonlinear Stiffness Characteristic Generation Using the Kinematic Singularity of Planar Linkages
5.Kinematic Absolute Positioning with Quad-Constellation GNSS
6.Kinematics for Spacecraft-Type Robotic Manipulators