This book draws together the most interesting recent results to emerge in mechanical engineering in Russia, providing a fascinating overview of the state of the art in the field in that country which will be of interest to a wide readership. A broad range of topics and issues in modern engineering are discussed, including dynamics of machines, materials engineering, structural strength and tribological behavior, transport technologies, machinery quality and innovations. The book comprises selected papers presented at the conference "Modern Engineering: Science and Education", held at the Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University in 2014 with the support of the Russian Engineering Union. The authors are experts in various fields of engineering, and all of the papers have been carefully reviewed. The book will be of interest to mechanical engineers, lecturers in engineering disciplines and engineering graduates.

Presents the state of the art

Metal flow control at processes of cold axial rotary forging.- A novel design of an electrical transmission line inspectionmachine.- Mathematical Modeling of aDynamic Biped Robot Interacting with the Ground.- New effective data structure formultidimensional optimization orthogonal packing problems.- Modern methods of contact forces between wheel set and rails determining.- One-dimensional models in turbine blades dynamics.- Drive selection of multidirectional mechanismwith excess inputs.- The vibrations of reservoirs and cylindrical supports of hydro technicalconstructions partially submerged into the liquid.- ¿nestable scheme of centrifugal forces dynamic balance.- Frameworks notrestorable from self-stresses.- Structural modifications synthesis of Bennettmechanism.- Use of the capabilities ofacoustic-emission technique for diagnostics of separate heat exchangerelements.- Processing of Data from the Camera of Structured Light for Algorithms ofImage Analysis in Control Systems of Mobile Robots.- Structural and Phase Transformation in material of Steam Turbines Bladesafter High-Speed Mechanical Effect.- Engineeringcalculations of bolt connections.- Kinematic research of Bricard linkagemodifications.- StressCorrosion Cracking and Electrochemical Potential of Titanium Alloys.- Programmable MovementSynthesis for the Mobile Robot with the Orthogonal Walking Drivers.- Stationary Oscillation in Two-Mass Machine Aggregate withUniversal-Joint Drive.