ME519 KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS
| Course Code: | 5690519 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ERGİN TÖNÜK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
To learn curvature theory, Euler-Savary equation and centrodes of a planar mechanism
To learn equivalent linkages of higher kinematic pairs formed of lower kinematic pairs
Course Content
Introduction to modern kinematic analysis. Analytical representation of motions. Euler-Savary equation. Curvature theory. Instantaneous invariants and higher accelerations. Cams. Three dimensional mechanisms. Intermittent mechanisms. Miscellaneous mechanisms. Computer aided kinematic design. Current applications.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will comprehend basic information covered in ME 301 and ME 431 to appreciate this course.
By the end of the course the student will comprehend canonical representation of plane motion using complex numbers.
By the end of the course the student will comprehend curvature theory and infinitesimal plane motion for path tangent, path curvature and rate of change of path curvature.
By the end of the course the student will comprehend cubic of stationary curvature.