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Table of Contents Pt. 1 Eco-design 1 The design for environmental compliance workbench tool 3 Eco-impact anticipation by parametric screening of machine system components : an introduction to the EcoPaS methodology 17 Man machine interaction and man machine interface - critical issues for the human environment 31 Integrating eco-design into business environments 55 Virtual environments - the eco-friendly approach to product design? 77 A TRIZ approach to design for environment 89 Eco-design approach for the tripode type coupling 101 Natural shapes - a source of inspiration for eco-design 111 Pt. 2 Computer aided design 121 On some crucial issues of computer support of conceptual design : what to consider in order to be successful 123 Expert system for the total design of mechanical systems with gears 143 Virtual design prototyping utilizing haptic immersion 163 A new geometry representation for multipurpose modeling in conceptual design 175 Pt. 3 Simulation technologies 187 An overview of several formulations for multibody dynamics 189 Dynamic models in multi-body systems : a product life cycle key technology 227 Real-time MBS formulations : towards virtual engineering 253 Multi-body dynamics : an evolution from constrained dynamics to a multi-physics interactive framework 273 A collaborative simulation environment for multibody system analysis 299 Design evaluation of multibody systems in virtual environment 311 Spiral elevator modelling and analysis using ADAMS software 321 A new model to estimate friction torque in a ball screw system 333 Pt. 4 Robotics and manufacturing 347 Translational parallel robots with uncoupled motions : a structural synthesis approach 349 Design of new high speed machining machines 379 High degree accuracy modelling and calibration of serial robots with large errors 397 Application of image analysis for the study of structural modifications in flowing emulsions : theoretical approach and practical application 409 The manufacture technolog