ENME Publications

A sample of some recent publications authored or edited by Mechanical Engineering faculty.

An Engineer's Guide to MATLAB
Prentice Hall, New Jersey
Magrab, B., Azarm, S., Balachandran, B., Duncan, J., Herold, K., and Walsh, G., 2005

This textbook for a sophomore & junior level class introduces the development of programs in MATLAB to solve engineering problems. The second half of the book applies MATLAB solution methods to such area as dynamics and vibrations, control systems, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, optimization, and statistics.

Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems
Birkhäuser, New York
Hristu-Varsakelis, Dimitrios and Levine, William S., 2005

The first of its kind, this handbook provides engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, and students a broad, comprehensive source of information and technology to address many questions and aspects of embedded and networked control. A carefully organized collection of important theoretical results, tools, software, and technology, this work unifies into a single reference many scattered articles, websites, and specification sheets — information that might otherwise be difficult to find.

East Asia Rising
IEEE Spectrum article, October 2004 issue
Kumagai, J. and Sweet, W., 2004

Features quotes from Professor and IEEE panelist Michael Pect. China Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are drawing together and gaining ground fast,but at what cost to the rest of the world?

Deformable Bodies and Their Material Behavior
John Wiley and Sons, Inc, New York
Haslach, Henry W. Jr. and Armstrong, R., 2004

An upper level text that analyzes stress and deformation by elasticity, advanced strength of materials, and the finite element method as well as failure modes including plasticity, fracture, fatigue, creep, and buckling. Considers most types of materials; metals, ceramics, fibered composites, concrete, biological tissue, rubber, polymers and wood. Focuses on relationships between material properties of a deformable body and the forces and displacements applied to its boundary. Provides reader with the ability to develop an appreciation for the approximations made in producing the mathematical models intended to predict mechanical response. Historical background indicates why definitions were made and that real people invented the models for practical purposes.

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