Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.- 1. General Considerations.- Activity and trends in MMS from IFTo MM community, by Marco Ceccarelli.- Promoting novel approaches of MMS for sustainable energy Applications, by Ion Visa.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in Iberomaerican community and open perspectives, by Emilio Bautista Paz and Justo Nieto Nieto.- India’s contributions over the last 40 years in Turbine Blade dynamics, by Jammi S. Rao.- A brief history of legged Robotics, by P.J. Csonka and Kenneth J. Waldron.- 2. Viewpoints by Chairs of IFTo MM Technical Committees and Permanent Commissions.- The History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS) and
IFTo MM’s Permanent Commission for HMMS, by Teun Koetsier, Hanfried Kerle, Hong-Sen Yan.- On the development of an electronic dictionary for IFTo MM by Antonius J Klein-Breteler.- The role of mechanism models for motion generation in mechanical engineering, by Hanfried Kerle, Burkhard Corves, Klaus Mauersberger, Karl-Heinz Modler.- Development of Computational Kinematics within the IFTo MM Community, by Doina Pisla and Manfred L. Husty.- Theory and practice of gearing in MMS, by Veniamin I. Goldfarb.- Think MOTION: Digital Mechanism and Gear Library goes Europeana, by Burkhard CORVES, Torsten BRIX, Ulf Döring.- Micromachines: the role of the mechanisms community, by G.K. Ananthasuresh.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in Multibody Dynamics, by Javier Cuadrado, Jose Escalona, Werner Schiehlen, Robert Seifried.- State-of-the-art and trends of development of reliability of machines and mechanisms, by Irina V. Demiyanushko.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in Robotics and Mechatronics, by I-Ming Chen.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in the creation of novel automotive transmissions and hybrids, by Madhusudan Raghavan .- Advancements and future of Tribology from IFTo MM, by Jianbin Luo.- 3. Experiences and views by IFTo MM Member Organizations.- MMS and IFTo MM in Armenia: History, Present Trends and Perspectives, by Yuri Sargsyan.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in Belarus by Vladimir Algin.- The Role of ABCM on Engineering and Mechanical Sciences in Brazil and its Relationship with IFTo MM, by João Carlos Mendes Carvalho.- Contributions to the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science by the IFTo MM Canadian Community (CCTo MM), by M.J.D. Hayes, R. Boudreau, J.A. Carretero, R.P. Podhorodesk.- Some Recent Advances in Mechanisms and Robotics in China-Beijing, by Tian Huang.- Role of Mechanism and Machine Science in Taiwan,
by Hong-Sen Yan Zhang Hua Fong, Ying Chien Tsai, Cheng Kuo Sung, Jao Hwa Kuang, Chung Biau Tsay, Shyi Jeng Tsai, Dar Zen Chen, Tyng Liu, Jyh Jone Lee Shuo Hung Chang.- Czech contribution to the role of mechanism and machine science and IFTo MM, by Miroslav Václavík, Ladislav Půst, Jaromír Horáček, Jiří Mrázek, Štefan Sega.- Role of MMS in the development of Mechanical Engineering Research in Georgia, by Nodar Davitashvili.- The Role of MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science) and IFTo MM in Greece, by Thomas G. Chondros.- MMS at University level in Hungary within the IFTo MM Community, by Elisabeth Filemon.- Developments in the field of Machines and Mechanisms in India over the ages, by C. Amarnath.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in Italy: The influence of IFTo MM and MMS in Italian culture of presence by Alberto Rovetta.- Achievements in Machine Mechanism Science in Lithuania, by Vytautas Ostasevicius.- The Mexican Contribution to Mechanism and Machine Science and Technology, by Ricardo Chicurel-Uziel, Alberto Caballero-Ruiz, Leopoldo Ruiz-Huerta, Alfonso Pámanes-García.- The Significance and Role of IFTo MM Poland in the Creative Development of Mechanism and Machine Science, by Józef Wojnarowki.- The Romanian Association for the Mechanisms and Machines Science – Past, Present and Future, by Ion Visa.- Formation and development of MMS in Russia with participation of Russia in IFTo MM activity, by Nikolay V. Umnov and Victor A.Glazunov.- Role of MMS and IFTo MM in Slovakia by S. Segla, P. Solek.- The role of MMS and IFTo MM influence in Spain, by Fernando Viadero, Vicente Díaz, A. Fernández and A. Gauchía.- Ultra High Precision Robotics: a potential attractive area of interest for MM and IFTo MM, by Reymond Clavel, Bérangère Le Gall, Mohamed Bouri.- Teaching and research in mechanism theory and robotics in Tunisia, by Lotfi Romdhane. A. Mlika.- Contributions to MMS and IFTo MM from USA, by Kenneth J. Waldron.- Name index.
