Mohamed L. Shaltout

Kinematics fundamentals: geometry of motion and mechanism topology, Machine components, Indexing mechanisms, Rolling bearings, Kinematics of rigid bodies: rotation, absolute motion, relative velocity, instantaneous center of zero velocity, relative acceleration, motion relative to rotating axes, linkage mechanisms and planar robots: (position, velocity and acceleration), Cam-follower mechanisms: design and analysis, standard cams and equivalent mechanisms, Gear trains (simple, compound and planetary): Kinematics, geometry and assembly conditions, Belts and chain Drives, Screw Mechanisms, Simulation using Computer Graphics and Matlab Software and case studies, Course project