ME431 KINEMATIC SYNTHESIS OF MECHANISMS
| Course Code: | 5690431 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ERGİN TÖNÜK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- design a planar four-link mechanism using two and three position synthesis,
- design a planar four-link mechanism for the correlation of crank angles and function generation,
- design a six-link mechanism using two and three position synthesis,
- design a planar four-link mechanism for four-positions,
- design a planar four-link mechanism for five-positions,
- design a face-cam for a reqired motion,
- differentiate the errors involved in mechanisms.
Course Content
Introduction to synthesis, graphical and analytical methods in dimensional synthesis. Two, three and four positions of a plane. Correlation of crank angles. Classical transmission angle problem. Optimization for the transmission angle. Chebyshev theorem. Current topics in mechanism synthesis.
Course Learning Outcomes
Ability to design a four-link mechanism for two and three positions. Ability to formulate a motion task as a position synthesis problem. Familiar with the design criteria used for mechanisms in practice. Ability to design mechanisms for the correlation of crank angles and for function generation. Ability to analyze the mechanism that has been designed using graphical and analytical techniques. Ability to appreciate the importance of linear set of design equations and the importance of free design variables. Understand the difference between and the similarities between the absolute and the relative motion. Ability to design a six-link mechanism for a given task (using two or three positions.) Ability to formulate crank correlation and path synthesis problems as position synthesis. Ability to appreciate the importance of circle- and center-point curves in kinematic synthesis. Ability to solve complex kinematic design task using computer. Ability to select a feasible mechanism out of infinite solutions. Understand that a motion cannot be satisfied totally when using finite design parameters. Understand that the solutions obtained cannot be realized exactly in practice. Ability to appreciate the importance of optimization and error minimization in kinematic design. Ability to obtain a cam profile for a required moton and know differences between linkage and cam mechanisms.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||