Machine design

Dick Linn · #1 23-10-2008, 10:56

This is oriented toward designing machine tools, but at a glance, it has a lot of interesting information. It's by Alexander Slocum, who wrote "Precision Machine Design".

http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/resou...daMENTALS.html

JVN · #2 23-10-2008, 13:42

Thanks for sharing this. Great stuff!

AndyB · #3 23-10-2008, 13:46

Hmmm. The "Linkages" presentation credits Leonard Euler as one of the first mathmaticians to study linkages. Interesting because Karthik has made it publicly known that it was in fact Paul Copioli that invented the four bar...

kramarczyk · #4 23-10-2008, 14:11

Unless I am mistaken, that course was previously taught by one Dr. Woodie Flowers.

Dick Linn · #5 23-10-2008, 16:01

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Originally Posted by kramarczyk

Unless I am mistaken, that course was previously taught by one Dr. Woodie Flowers.

On the 2008 course description web site, it says:

The 2.007 course @MIT began in the 1960's and has been taught by Robert Mann, Woodie Flowers, Harry West and now Alexander Slocum.

JVN · #6 23-10-2008, 14:17

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Originally Posted by AndyB

Hmmm. The "Linkages" presentation credits Leonard Euler as one of the first mathmaticians to study linkages. Interesting because Karthik has made it publicly known that it was in fact Paul Copioli that invented the four bar...

If he didn't... why are we paying him royalties?

Herodotus · #7 23-10-2008, 16:19

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Originally Posted by AndyB

Hmmm. The "Linkages" presentation credits Leonard Euler as one of the first mathmaticians to study linkages. Interesting because Karthik has made it publicly known that it was in fact Paul Copioli that invented the four bar...

Copioli did invent them. Euler just studied his ingenious invention.

Thanks for posting the link, there some pretty good information in it. I think I'll redirect our team to it.

techtiger1 · #8 23-10-2008, 16:28

I agree excellent source of information. MIT has many great people and resources that the community can learn alot from. Always show useful things like this to the FRC community please and thanks.

-Drew

Dick Linn · #9 23-10-2008, 19:09

Has anyone heard from Leonard Euler since 1783? Did anyone know he took Bernoulli's job at St. Petersburg in 1733? Small world.

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