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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-201 Introduction to Dynamics

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Dr T. J. Chalko

Prerequisite/s:

436-103 Engineering Mechanics, and level 1 mathematics.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

24 hours of lectures and 15 hours of tutorial and laboratory work

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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