Introduction to Fuzzy Logic Using MATLAB

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
History of Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms from Leonardo to Timoshenko....Pages 1-20
On the Historical Overview of Geometric Algebra for Kinematics of Mechanisms....Pages 21-34
Some Origins of TMM Arisen from Pseudo-Aristotle and Hero of Alexandria....Pages 35-44
Kurt Hain - An Outstanding Personality in the Field of Applied Kinematics and the Accessibility to his Scientific Work....Pages 45-58
The Development of Machine Design as a Science from Classical Times to Modern Era....Pages 59-68
The Evolution and Development of Mechanical Engineering Through Large Cultural Areas....Pages 69-82
A Brief Account on Roman Machines and Cultural Frames....Pages 83-100
Devices for Distance and Time Measurement at the Time of Roman Empire....Pages 101-114
The Twenty-One Books of Devices and Machines: An Encyclopedia of Machines and Mechanisms of the 16th Century....Pages 115-132
A Contribution to the History of Cam Mechanisms – From Leonardo da Vinci Till Today....Pages 133-150
Steam Locomotives in the History of Technology of Mexico....Pages 151-164
The First Steam Machine in Cuba: Little-Known Pages of Agustin de Betancourt’s Work and Life....Pages 165-174
A Historical Overview of Japanese Clocks and Karakuri....Pages 175-188
An Introduction to the Spinning and Weaving Devices and Tools of the Miao Ethnic Group in the Northeast of Yunnan Province....Pages 189-202
Ancient Chinese Windmills....Pages 203-214
An Interpretation of a Shui Lun Fu 水輪賦 (Rhapsody on Waterwheel) *....Pages 215-224
“ Lei Si Jing ”(耒耜经) and the Curve-Beam Plough of the Tang Dynasty of China....Pages 225-234
Crank-Connecting Rod Mechanism: Its Applications in Ancient China and Its Origin....Pages 235-250
The Development of Knowledge on Levers in Ancient China....Pages 251-268
Phases in the Unraveling of the Secrets of the Gear System of the Antikythera Mechanism....Pages 269-294
An Investigation and Reconstruction of Traditional Vertical-Axle-Styled “Chinese Great Windmill” and Its Square-Pallet Chain-Pump....Pages 295-308
On the Mechanism Analysis of the Vertical Shaft Type Wind-Power Chinese Square-Pallet Chain-Pump....Pages 309-324
An Approach for the Reconstruction Synthesis of Lost Ancient Chinese Mechanisms....Pages 325-336
Robotics for Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Historical Review from the Perspective of Kinematics....Pages 337-354
Multiple Bolts as Security Devices....Pages 355-364
Technology Transfer of Educational Machine Mechanism Models....Pages 365-375
Back Matter....Pages 377-378