International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 A Short Introduction on IFToMM Officers Over Time
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   Chapter 2 On the IFToMM Permanent Commission for History of MMS
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   Chapter 3 Past, Present and Future in Mechanism and Machine Science Terminology
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   Chapter 4 Development and Activities of the IFToMM Rotordynamic Committee, 1977–2004
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   Chapter 5 A Study on Western and Chinese Locks Based on Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
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   Chapter 6 A Simulating Experiment on the Ancient Chinese Astronomical Clock Tower
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   Chapter 7 Engineering Aspects of the Collapse of the Colossus of Rhodes Statue
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   Chapter 8 “Deus-Ex-Machina” Reconstruction and Dynamics
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    Chapter 9 Some Examples from the History of Machinery in Teaching TMM
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    Chapter 10 Marionette: From Traditional Manipulation to Robotic Manipulation
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    Chapter 11 Bauman University TMM Department in the Former Half of the XXTH Century (Professor N. Mertsalov & Professor L. Smirnov)
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    Chapter 12 History of Machines and Mechanisms by the Stevens Family and at Stevens Institute of Technology
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    Chapter 13 Russian Scientist — Mechanics Ufimtsev A.G.
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    Chapter 14 The Kinematic Work of W. Wunderlich
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    Chapter 15 The Archimedean Screw-Pump: A Note on Its Invention and the Development of the Theory
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    Chapter 16 A Note on the History of Trigonometric Functions
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    Chapter 17 On the Development of the Constraint Motion Theory of Franz REULEAUX— An Overview
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    Chapter 18 The Contribution of Coulomb to Applied Mechanics
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    Chapter 19 Development of Design of Ship-To-Shore Container Cranes: 1959–2004
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    Chapter 20 Evolution of Design, Use and Strength Calculations of Screw Threads and Threaded Joints
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    Chapter 21 Industrial Archaeology: From the 17 th to the 21 st Century. Reconstruction of Herschel’s Telescope
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    Chapter 22 Piston Engine Versus Rotary Engine – Possible Structural Solutions in the Invention and Development of the Steam Engine Before 1900
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    Chapter 23 Historical Evolution of the Classification of Mechanisms
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    Chapter 24 On the History of Focal Mechanisms and Their Derivatives
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    Chapter 25 Historical Evolution of the Pole-Theory
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    Chapter 26 The Reuleaux Models: Creating an International Digital Library of Kinematics History
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    Chapter 27 The History of the Creation and Development of Hand-Operated Balanced Manipulators (HOBM)
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    Chapter 28 Development of Walking Machines; Historical Perspective
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    Chapter 29 Biped Robots: The State of Art
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    Chapter 30 The Early Development of Remote Tele- manipulation Systems