Explorations in the History and Heritage of Machines and Mechanisms: Proceedings of the 2018 HMM IFToMM Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms

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This is the proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms that was held in Beijing, China, in September 2018. The Symposium provided an international forum for presenting and discussing historical developments in the field of Machine and Mechanism Science (MMS). Special sections focused on the following topics: . modern reviews of past works · engineers in history, and their works · direct memories of the recent past · the development of theories · the history of the design of machines and mechanisms · development of automation and robots · the development of teaching of MMS · the schools and institutes of mechanical engineering · the heritage of machines and mechanisms Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Mechanics (Machines) in Ishaq Efendi, the Chief Instructor of Military School in the Ottomans (Melek Dosay Gökdoğan)....Pages 3-16 Giuseppe Ceredi. A Hydraulic Engineer in 16th-Century Italy (L. Traetta)....Pages 17-27 The Innovation Process of the First Curved Mold Caster in China (L. F. Lei, Y. B. Fang, W. Qian)....Pages 28-40 Shen Hong: A Legendary Engineer of China’s Modern Machinery Industry (L. Sun)....Pages 41-52 Jan Oderfeld (1908–2010): Retrospective Memories of the Past (Janusz Wawrzecki)....Pages 53-63 An Overview on the Studies of the History of Machinery in China (Baichun Zhang, Yexin Liu)....Pages 64-73 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 History of Human Powered Oil Expeller: A Literature Review (S. M. Sheikh, K. S. Zakiuddin)....Pages 77-88 Literature Review on the Developments of Rice Milling Machines (M. Sohail Pervez, K. S. Zakiuddin)....Pages 89-100 Modeling an Antique Grinding Mill of Guanajuato Silver Mines (Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa, Omar Escamilla-Gonzalez)....Pages 101-112 The Hydraulic Tilt Hammer in Ancient China (Xiaolei Shi)....Pages 113-122 Reconstruction and Analysis of Zhan’s Sand Clock in the 14th Century (Y. H. Chen, Marco Ceccarelli, Hong-Sen Yan)....Pages 123-133 Exploration of Ancient Machinery: From Reconstruction Research to Exhibition and Science Education (J. L. Lin, Y. H. Chen, K. H. Hsiao, J. F. Huang)....Pages 134-143 Relationships Between Paper Mills and Technological Evolution of Paper Production (S. Gargaro, M. Cigola, A. Gallozzi, R. Catuogno)....Pages 144-159 Light Drawings: Representation and Design (E. Chiavoni)....Pages 160-171 Front Matter ....Pages 173-173 Mechanisms in Heron’s Automata as Technological Transfer and Cultural Means (R. Bragastini, M. Ceccarelli)....Pages 175-186 Analysis and Reconstruction of a Platform with Ball Bearings in Roman Ships of Nemi Lake (M. Ceccarelli, P. G. Molari, S. Ceccarelli, C. Conti, G. Martines)....Pages 187-198 Application and Influence of Flap Valve Mechanism on Ancient Bellows (X. Huang, L. F. Li)....Pages 199-212 Historical and Technological Study of the 26 and 30 Mechanisms of “The Book of Secrets” by Ibn Khalaf al-Muradi (S. Torres-Garrido, R. Lopez-Garcia, D. Carou-Porto, R. Dorado-Vicente)....Pages 213-226 The Astrolabe: A Mechanism for Reading the Stars (B. Aterini)....Pages 227-242 Mathematical Instruments Used in the Military Engineering Academies of the Ottomans (Irem Aslan Seyhan)....Pages 243-258 Front Matter ....Pages 259-259 Transfer of Modern High Draft Technology to China (X. Su)....Pages 261-271 A Brief Introduction to the Steam Locomotives Made in China (Zhizhong Zhang)....Pages 272-283 From the Unimate to the Delta Robot: The Early Decades of Industrial Robotics (A. Gasparetto, L. Scalera)....Pages 284-295 Towards GIM, the Global Intelligent Machine (Teun Koetsier)....Pages 296-309 Historical Development of BHR Humanoid Robots (Qiang Huang, Tianqi Yang, Wenxi Liao, Weimin Zhang, Zhangguo Yu, Xuechao Chen et al.)....Pages 310-323 Teaching Wonder (From 3rd Century BCE to 21st Century CE) (N. Ambrosetti)....Pages 324-337 The Scientific Background of the Russian Revolution and Some Origins of TMM (A. R. E. Oliveira)....Pages 338-349 Back Matter ....Pages 351-352