Basics of Kinematic analysis in Mechanism design

Basics of Kinematic analysis in Mechanism design

Mechanisms and structures are fundamental elements of any mechanical design.

In this course we will learn in depth about the fundamentals of mechanisms , the study of their motion and the application to actual product design

The following topics will be covered :

• An overview of the mechanical design process and where mechanism design fits into the larger picture

• What are functional requirements in product or systems design and the many functional keywords

• A general approach in designing mechanisms from scratch

• The difference between Analysis and Synthesis

• Concept of Degrees of Freedom

• Kinematic pairs and joints and their types

• Planar and Spatial mechanisms introuction

• Mobility Kutzbach criteria and examples

• Criteria for spatial mechanism with examples

• Kinematic inversions

• Grashof criteria for 4 link mechanisms

• Basics of position vectors

• Loop closure equations

• Finding position of a point on link

• Velocity analysis Basics

• Velocity analysis of 4 link mechanism and slider crank mechanisms

• Finding velocity of any point on the links

• Acceleration analysis introduction

• Problems in acceleration analysis - How to find absolute accelerations for any point on the link

• Static Force analysis

• Dynamic force analysis and concepts of Inertia , D'alemberts principle applied

• Problem in dynamic force analysis

• Case studies in application of mechanism design to product design or systems design

This course is a deep dive in the world of mechanisms and the main purpose is to form a strong foundation to apply in actual engineering problems and go towards advanced design

Learning Outcomes Aimed

• Develop a strong conceptual understanding of designing mechanism from fundamentals

• Ability to develop analyses of mechanisms and understand the motion thoroughly

• Develop understanding of the design process for new design

Learn about how to design and analyze simple planar mechanisms with case studies for mechanical design engineers

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What you will learn

• The Design process for mechanism design in designing mechanical systems
• Basics of Kinematic concepts - Degrees of freedom, mobility, Kinematic inversions etc
• Position Analysis - Loop closure equations, Finding positions of points

Rating: 4.15

Level: All Levels

Duration: 5 hours

Instructor: Mufaddal Rasheed