Engineering balance : the conceptual approach
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014.
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89875 |
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| author | Abbott, Jonathan E. |
| author2 | Anette (Peko) Hosoi. |
| author_facet | Anette (Peko) Hosoi. Abbott, Jonathan E. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/898752019-04-12T12:50:25Z Engineering balance : the conceptual approach Abbott, Jonathan E. Anette (Peko) Hosoi. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 59). This work presents a view of balance useful for mechanical engineers. Mechanical engineers often need to make quick intelligent decisions using conceptual and physical understanding. The typical mechanical engineering instruction usually provides a good basis for "back of the envelope" calculations, especially for mechanical systems; however, one exception to this case is in the field of dynamics and control. Dynamics and control is generally taught with much math, modelling most systems with differential equations. Although math is useful for designing control systems, when designing products for people who act as sophisticated controllers the engineer needs a more general understanding of balance. This work presents a conceptual intuitive way to break the act of balance into distinct mechanisms and thereby quickly evaluate how a system balances. by Jonathan E. Abbott. S.B. 2014-09-19T19:52:01Z 2014-09-19T19:52:01Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89875 890199368 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 59 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Abbott, Jonathan E. Engineering balance : the conceptual approach |
| title | Engineering balance : the conceptual approach |
| title_full | Engineering balance : the conceptual approach |
| title_fullStr | Engineering balance : the conceptual approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering balance : the conceptual approach |
| title_short | Engineering balance : the conceptual approach |
| title_sort | engineering balance the conceptual approach |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89875 |
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