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Credit points: 7.1
Coordinator: Dr. T. J. Chalko
Prerequisite: 436-103 Engineering Mechanics, 421-202 Introduction to Solid Mechanics and level 1 mathematics
Contact: 24 hours of lectures and 15 hours of tutorial and laboratory work
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion students should:
- understand how to perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of planar mechanisms using analytical, numerical and/or graphical methods
- be proficient at identifying, modelling and analysing vibrating systems of a single degree of freedom
Content:
Structural analysis and synthesis. Mobility. Velocity and acceleration diagrams. Analytical kinematics of planar mechanisms. Cams, gears and linkage mechanisms. Forces in machine members. Dynamic reactions in joints. Dynamics of mechanism input links. Equation of motion. Flywheels. Balancing. Power transmission. Equations of motion of undamped, damped, free and forced vibration, kinematic and dynamic excitation. Natural frequency, critical speed, resonance. Transfer functions. Application of integral transforms. Applications in machine design.
Assessment:
Laboratory and tutorial work assignments not exceeding 20 pages equivalent; a three-hour examination.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 110)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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