System Dynamics for Engineering Students
Concepts and Applications
By- Nicolae Lobontiu, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage
- Nicolae Lobontiu, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage
System Dynamics is an engineering discipline in which students learn how to create and analyze mathematical models of dynamic mechanical, electrical/electromagnetic, thermal and fluid/pneumatic systems with the practical goal of using this knowledge to design and test various real-world systems before they are built, thus realizing significant cost savings. "System Dynamics for Engineering Students" by Nicolae Lobontiu, takes the classical approach to system dynamics, rearranges it into a more logical teaching progression, provides a more balanced coverage of the main field systems(mechanical, electrical/electromagnetic, thermal and fluid/pneumatic), and is the first system dynamics textbook to include extensive examples from the relatively new application areas of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and compliant (flexible) mechanical devices. Written by an established author with extensive teaching and research experience in the field of MEMS/NEMS, this book also provides unique coverage of couple-field problems and offers more ancillary instructor support than any other system dynamics text.
Audience
Junior and senior undergraduate students in mechanical, electrical and aerospace engineering programs
Hardbound, 532 Pages
Published: March 2010
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-240-81128-4
Reviews
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"This is without doubt a text that can be used with relative ease by instructors and students alike, and that would likely serve as a useful and practical reference for many years after graduation, especially given its systematic approach to the essential physical modeling elements. The content is nicely laid out with good quality illustrations and clean lines and achieves an appropriate balance between theoretical derivations and examples."--Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
Contents
- Introduction; Mechanical systems I; Mechanical Systems II; Electrical systems; Thermal and fluid systems; The Laplace Transform; Transfer Function Approach; State-space Approach; Frequency Domain Approach; Coupled-field Systems; Appendix A Solution to Linear Ordinary Homogeneous Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients; Appendix B Review of Matrix Algebra; Appendix C Essentials of Matlab and System Dynamics-related Toolboxes; Appendix D Deformations, Strains and Stresses of Flexible Mechanical Components
