UNIT 1:
Basic Terminology - Kinematic links, Pairs
Joints, Structures, Machines
Degree of freedom, Grubler & Kutzbach Criterion
Simple mechanisms - Four bar mechanism and their inversions.
Single slider crank chain mechanism and their inversions.
Double slider crank chain mechanism and their inversions.
Intermittent Motion Mechanisms
Mechanism –Mobility of mechanism
Mechanisms & linkages - real time applications
Mechanical advantage - Transmission Angle.
UNIT 2:
Construction of velocity and acceleration diagram
Classification of synthesis
UNIT 3:
Introduction - terminology, classifications
Types of follower motion - Uniform Velocity Motion
Uniform Acceleration and Retardation Motion
Construction of cam profile
Construction of cam profile
Knife edge follower, Roller and flat faced follower
tooth forms – minimum number teeth – length of arc of contact
Parallel axis and epicyclic gear trains
velocity and torque calculation- contact ratio and interference. Gear trains: types
Construction of cam profile
UNIT 4:
Static Force Analysis, Free body diagrams
Conditions of two, three and four Force members
Inertia forces and D’Alembert’s principle
Inertia force Analysis in Reciprocating Engines
Fly wheels–turning moment diagrams
Coefficient of fluctuation of energy and speed, weight of flywheel required
Balancing of rotating mass by another mass in the same plane
UNIT 5:
Basic features of vibratory systems–types
Single degree of freedom system
Transverse vibration of beams–Natural frequency by energy method
Dunkerly’s Method-Critical speed-damped free vibration of single degree freedom system
Types of damping–free vibration with viscous damping,
Critically damped system, under damped system
Response to periodic force–Harmonic Force