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MECH 343

Theory of Machines

3.5 credits · Undergraduate

Not stated · Theory of Machines I

Topics

  • Mechanism classification
  • Mobility and Grashof’s law
  • Linkages
  • Relative velocity and acceleration
  • Coriolis acceleration
  • Instant centers
  • Kennedy’s theorem
  • Complex-number kinematics
  • Gearing

Readings

  • G.H. Martin, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines, 2nd ed., Waveland Press, 2002.
    Recommended / optional / reference
  • J.J. Uicker Jr., G.R. Pennock and J.E. Shigley, Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 2003.
    Recommended / optional / reference
  • H.H. Mabie and C.F. Reinholtz, Mechanics and Dynamics of Machinery, 4th ed., Wiley, 1987.
    Recommended / optional / reference
  • K.J. Waldron and G.L. Kinzel, Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery, Wiley, 1999.
    Recommended / optional / reference
  • R.L. Norton, Design of Machinery, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2004.
    Recommended / optional / reference
  • A.G. Erdman, G.N. Sandor and S. Kota, Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, vol. 1, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2001.
    Recommended / optional / reference
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