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Mech Eng 6704: Mechanics of Machinery

Rigid-body kinematics, dynamics, and synthesis of mechanisms; cam-follower mechanisms; mathematical modeling of mechanisms containing elastic elements; transient and steady-state vibration response; parametric instability in elastic mechanisms; advanced topics in compliant mechanisms; high performance mechanisms will be emphasized.
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ME 6704 Syllabus

ME 6704 Course Coverage


Time/Day: 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM MWF
Prerequisites: : Vector & matrix analysis; introductory planar kinematic & dynamic analysis of mechanisms; MECH ENG 5704 or equivalent.
Units: 3
Course Component(s): Lecture
Introduction Video: Intro
Books:

1. Kinematics and Dynamics of Planar Machinery, by B. Paul, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1979 (required) 

2. Supplementary Handouts: additional materials provided to facilitate course teaching and learning 

3. Representative References: 

a) Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, Volume 1, Second Edition, by A. G. Erdman and G. N. Sandor, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991 

b) Compliant Mechanisms, by L. L. Howell, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York, 2001 


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