International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms: Proceedings Hmm2004

ISBN-13: 9789048166138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 406 str.

Marco Ceccarelli

Opis

The HMM2004 International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms is the second event of a series that started in 2000 as the main activity of the IFToMM Permanent Commission for History of MMS, Mechanism and Machine Science.
The aim of the HMM Symposium is to be a forum to exchange views, opinions, and experiences on the history of MMS from technical viewpoints in order to track the past but also to look at future developments in MMS.
These Proceedings contain about 30 papers by authors from all around the world. The papers cover the wide range of the history of mechanical engineering. and particularly the history of MMS. The contributions address mainly technical aspects of historical developments of machines and mechanisms. The history of the IFToMM, the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, is also outlined through the historical activities of its Commissions. Original sources are referenced in the papers so that these Proceedings can be also considered a kind of handbook on the history of machines and mechanisms.

Spis treści

History of IFToMM.- A Short Introduction on IFToMM Officers Over Time.- On the IFToMM Permanent Commission for History of MMS.- Past, Present and Future in Mechanism and Machine Science Terminology.- Development and Activities of the IFToMM Rotordynamic Committee, 1977–2004.- Ancient Machines.- A Study on Western and Chinese Locks Based on Encyclopedias and Dictionaries.- A Simulating Experiment on the Ancient Chinese Astronomical Clock Tower.- Engineering Aspects of the Collapse of the Colossus of Rhodes Statue.- “Deus-Ex-Machina” Reconstruction and Dynamics.- Past Ideas for New Designs.- Some Examples from the History of Machinery in Teaching TMM.- Marionette: From Traditional Manipulation to Robotic Manipulation.- People in MMS and Their Works.- Bauman University TMM Department in the Former Half of the XXTH Century (Professor N. Mertsalov & Professor L. Smirnov).- History of Machines and Mechanisms by the Stevens Family and at Stevens Institute of Technology.- Russian Scientist — Mechanics Ufimtsev A.G..- The Kinematic Work of W. Wunderlich.- Historical Development of Theories.- The Archimedean Screw-Pump: A Note on Its Invention and the Development of the Theory.- A Note on the History of Trigonometric Functions.- On the Development of the Constraint Motion Theory of Franz REULEAUX— An Overview.- The Contribution of Coulomb to Applied Mechanics.- Mechanical Designs.- Development of Design of Ship-To-Shore Container Cranes: 1959–2004.- Evolution of Design, Use and Strength Calculations of Screw Threads and Threaded Joints.- Industrial Archaeology: From the 17th to the 21st Century. Reconstruction of Herschel’s Telescope.- Piston Engine Versus Rotary Engine – Possible Structural Solutions in the Invention and Development of the Steam Engine Before 1900.- Mechanism Analysis and Design.- Historical Evolution of the Classification of Mechanisms.- On the History of Focal Mechanisms and Their Derivatives.- Historical Evolution of the Pole-Theory.- The Reuleaux Models: Creating an International Digital Library of Kinematics History.- Automata and Robots.- The History of the Creation and Development of Hand-Operated Balanced Manipulators (HOBM).- Development of Walking Machines; Historical Perspective.- Biped Robots: The State of Art.- The Early Development of Remote Tele- manipulation Systems.