Mechanisms and Machines

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The analysis and synthesis of planar mechanisms. Topics include: Gruebler's Criterion, Grashoff's Criterion, the vector loop method, the rolling contact equation, position, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms, kinematic coefficients, analysis of geartrains, limit positions, dead positions, dynamics of machinery and synthesis of mechanisms. NB : The photo-copying fee for this course will be approximately £10. The textbook for this class is Mechanisms and Machines, Kinematics, Dynamics and Synthesis, Michael M. Stanisic, Cengage Learning, Stamford, Conn., 2015.