ME3610: Dynamics of Machinery

Class Details:

Syllabus:

Spring 2016 Projects:

History of Mechanisms

• Notes: ME3610_Part I Overview of the history of Machines and Mechanisms
• Lectures:
• Examples:

Kinematic Fundamentals:

• Notes: ME3610_Part II Kinematics fundamental concepts
• Lectures:
  • Kinematics fundamental overview part 1
  • Kinematics fundamentals Overview part II
  • Kinematic Fundamentals – Schematics
  • Kinematics Fundamentals – Mobility
• Examples:

Gear Systems

• Notes: ME3610_Part III Gears
• Lectures:
  • Fundamental Law of Gearing
  • Gear Tooth Terminology and Equations
  • Fixed Axis Gear Train Analysis
  • Fixed axis gear train design
  • Planetary gear train analysis
  • Gear types
• Examples:

Mechanism Modeling

• Notes: ME3610_Part IV Mechanism analysis modeling and position analysis
• Lectures
  • Mechanism Modeling – procedure
• Examples

Solving Loop Closure Equations

• Notes: ME3610_Part V Loop closure solutions
• Lectures:
  • Loop Closure solutions – vector operations
  • Loop Closure solutions – two unknown angles
  • Loop Closures Solutions – one unknown angle, one unknown length
  • Loop Closure Solutions – two unknown lengths
• Examples
  • Matlab program to solve two unknown angles
  • Example: 1 uk angle, 1 uk length

Velocity Analysis

• Notes: ME3610_Part VI Velocity Analysis of Mechanisms_reference
• Lectures:
  • Velocity Analysis Approach
  • Velocity Analysis – Instant centers in design
• Examples
  • Example Pull-up machine

Kinetostatic Force Analysis w/o Acceleration

• Notes: ME3610_Part VII Kinetostatic force analysis wo accel_reference\
• Lectures
  • Kinetostatic analysi w/o acceleration (mechanical advantage and virtual work)
• Examples
  • Kinetostatic force analysis example – tractor loader moving round bale

Acceleration Analysis

• Notes: ME3610_Part VIII Acceleration Analysis of Mechanisms
• Lectures
  • Acceleration analysis
• Examples

Force Analysis w/ Acceleration

• Notes: ME3610_Part IX Force Analysis
• Lectures:
• Examples

Cam Systems

• Notes: ME3610_Part X Cam systems
• Lectures:
• Examples;