Making Things Move DIY Contributor(s): Roberts (Author) |
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ISBN: 0071741674 ISBN-13: 9780071741675 Publisher: McGraw-Hill OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Engineering - Technology & Engineering | Mechanical - Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications |
Dewey: 621.8 |
LCCN: 2010043141 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7.41" W x 9.05" (1.35 lbs) 368 pages |
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Publisher Description: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Get Your Move On In Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists, you'll learn how to successfully build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from kinetic art installations to creative toys to energy-harvesting devices. Photographs, illustrations, screen shots, and images of 3D models are included for each project. This unique resource emphasizes using off-the-shelf components, readily available materials, and accessible fabrication techniques. Simple projects give you hands-on practice applying the skills covered in each chapter, and more complex projects at the end of the book incorporate topics from multiple chapters. Turn your imaginative ideas into reality with help from this practical, inventive guide. Discover how to:
Projects include:
Make Great Stuff |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Dustyn: - Dustyn Roberts is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she helps build engineers. She founded a consultancy, Dustyn Robots (www.dustynrobots.com), and developed a course for NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) called Mechanisms and Things That Move. Dustyn holds a BS in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (2003), an MS in Biomechanics & Movement Science (2004) from the University of Delaware, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2014) from New York University. |