KINEMATIC SYNTHESIS AND DESIGN OF MECHANISMS

MAK432

Course Code: MAK432
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Sami Karadeniz

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

They will be able to apply their knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
They will be able to apply graphical and analytical methods of mechanisms.
Will be able to synthesize mechanisms
They will gain the ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The design process for Mechanical Engineering. Graphical and analytical linkage synthesis - function generation, two, three and four position synthesis in plane motion. Classical transmission angle problem and optimization for the transmission angle. Structural error minimization using Chebychev's approximation - optimization approaches. Cam design. Dynamic forces and balancing. Cam dynamics. Applications in robot hands, space structures, combustion engines.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Two positions of a moving plane
3^rd Week	Two positions of a plane relative to another moving plane
4^th Week	Design for dead centers
5^th Week	Analytical synthesis for function generation
6^th Week	Three positions of a moving plane
7^th Week	Three positions of a moving plane
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Four positions of a moving plane
10^th Week	Four positions of a moving plane
11^th Week	Robert-Chebishev Theorem
12^th Week	Robert-Chebishev Theorem
13^th Week	Cam Design
14^th Week	Cam Design

Recommended or Required Reading

1. "Mechanism Design - Analysis and Synthesis" By A.Erdman, G.Sandor, Prentice Hall
2. "Kinematic Synthesis" By R. Beyer (English Translation) McGraw-Hill
3. "Mekanizmaların Konstrüksiyonu" By Lichtenheldt (Turkish Translation), ITÜ
4. "Kinematic Synthesis of Linkages" By. Hartenberg and Denavit, McGraw Hill
5. "Kinematic Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms" By Mallik, Ghosh, Dittrich, CRC Press.
6. "Applied Kinematics" By K. Hain (English Translation) McGraw-Hill
7. "Kinematics and Linkages Design" By A. Hall, Balt Publishers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Project
Questions/Answers
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	7	15
Practice	4	15
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	3	2	6
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	14	1	14
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	1	7
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	5	3	15
Project	1	40	40
Quiz	3	1	3
Total Work Load			160
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.33
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X	X
K11

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X	X
K11

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X	X
K11

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X	X
K11