MDP 206 Theory of Mechanisms and Machines

This course introduces the students in Mechanical Engineering the ability to analyze and design plane mechanisms using graphical, analytical, and computer assisted methods.

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Part I: Kinematic analysis of mechanisms and machines
  • Kinematics fundamentals (definitions, mobility (DOF), motion geometry)
  • Mechanisms geometry (fourbar, crank slider, quick return)
  • Kinematic analysis of linkages (position, velocity, acceleration)
  • Mechanisms applications and computer programs
  • Kinematics of gears and gear trains
  • Kinematics of cams and cam followers

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Part II: Kinetic analysis of mechanisms and machines
  • Dynamics fundamentals
  • Static and dynamic force analysis
  • Turning moment diagram and flywheels
  • Balancing of rotating masses
References
  1. Robert L. Norton, “Design of Machinery-An Introduction to the Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms and Machines”, 3rd ed., McGraw Hill, 2004.
  2. Wilson, C.E., Sadler, J.P., “Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery”, 2nd ed., HarperCollins College Publishers, 1993.
  3. Shigley, JE.,Uicker, JJ.,“Theory of Machines and Mechanisms”, McGraw-Hill, 1981.
  4. Myszka, D. H., “Machines and Mechanisms: Applied Kinematic Analysis”, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2012.
  5. Mabbie, H.H., Reinholtz, C.F., “Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery”, John Wiley and Sons, 1987.
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