Technology Developments

Preface.- 1. General Considerations.- Activity and trends in MMS from IFToMM community, by Marco Ceccarelli.- Promoting novel approaches of MMS for sustainable energy Applications, by Ion Visa.- Role of MMS and IFToMM 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 IFToMM Technical Committees and Permanent Commissions.- The History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS) and IFToMM’s Permanent Commission for HMMS, by Teun Koetsier, Hanfried Kerle, Hong-Sen Yan.- On the development of an electronic dictionary for IFToMM 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 IFToMM Community, by Doina Pisla and Manfred L. Husty.- Theory and practice of gearing in MMS, by Veniamin I. Goldfarb.- ThinkMOTION: 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 IFToMM 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 IFToMM in Robotics and Mechatronics, by I-Ming Chen.- Role of MMS and IFToMM in the creation of novel automotive transmissions and hybrids, by Madhusudan Raghavan .- Advancements and future of Tribology from IFToMM, by Jianbin Luo.- 3. Experiences and views by IFToMM Member Organizations.- MMS and IFToMM in Armenia: History, Present Trends and Perspectives, by Yuri Sargsyan.- Role of MMS and IFToMM in Belarus by Vladimir Algin.- The Role of ABCM on Engineering and Mechanical Sciences in Brazil and its Relationship with IFToMM, by João Carlos Mendes Carvalho.- Contributions to the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science by the IFToMM Canadian Community (CCToMM), 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 IFToMM, 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 IFToMM in Greece, by Thomas G. Chondros.- MMS at University level in Hungary within the IFToMM Community, by Elisabeth Filemon.- Developments in the field of Machines and Mechanisms in India over the ages, by C. Amarnath.- Role of MMS and IFToMM in Italy: The influence of IFToMM 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 IFToMM 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 IFToMM activity, by Nikolay V. Umnov and Victor A. Glazunov.- Role of MMS and IFToMM in Slovakia by S. Segla, P.