MDPN251 Kinematics of Machine Components

Course Objective
  • Study the kinematics of mechanical systems, linkages, cams, gears, belts, chains, screws.
Course Topics
  • Kinematics of Rigid Bodies.
  • Kinematic Analysis Fundamentals of Mechanisms and Machines.
  • Kinematic Analysis of Linkages.
  • Cam Follower Mechanisms.
  • Gear Trains.
  • Belts and Chains.
  • Screw Mechanisms.
References
  • Hibbeler, R.C., “Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics”, 13th ed. Prentice Hall, 2012.
  • Robert L. Norton, “Design of Machinery-An Introduction to the Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms and Machines”, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill, 2004.
  • Myszka, D. H., “Machines and Mechanisms: Applied Kinematic Analysis”, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2012.
  • Shigley, JE.,Uicker, JJ., “Theory of Machines and Mechanisms”, McGraw-Hill, 1981.
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