ECTS - Kinematic Synthesis
Kinematic Synthesis (ME427) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Kinematic Synthesis | ME427 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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MECE 303 Theory of Machines |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | N/A |
Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
Mode of Delivery | Distance, Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | To develop an ability • to design planar four-link and six-link mechanisms using two, three and four position synthesis, • to design a planar four-link mechanism for the correlation of crank angles and function generation, • to design a planar four-link mechanism for four-positions, • to differentiate the errors involved in mechanisms. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Introduction to synthesis, graphical and analytical methods in dimensional synthesis. Two, three and four positions of a plane. Correlation of crank angles. Classical transmission angle problem. Optimization for the transmission angle. Chebyshev theorem. Current topics in mechanism synthesis. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Introduction; kinematic synthesis, position, path and function synthesis | Review of MECE 303 topics |
2 | Two positions of a moving plane; Chasles' theorem, pole, design of four-link mechanisms for two positions | |
3 | Two positions of a moving plane relative to another moving plane; relative pole, correlation of crank angles, 6 link mechanism design | |
4 | Three positions of a moving plane; Dyad formulation. Path generation, position synthesis, function generation. Four-bar, slider-crank, inverted slider-crank design | |
5 | Three positions of a moving plane; Dyad formulation. Path generation, position synthesis, function generation. Four-bar, slider-crank, inverted slider-crank design | |
6 | Three positions of a moving plane; Dyad formulation. Path generation, position synthesis, function generation. Four-bar, slider-crank, inverted slider-crank design | |
7 | Three positions of a moving plane; Dyad formulation. Path generation, position synthesis, function generation. Four-bar, slider-crank, inverted slider-crank design | |
8 | Four-position of a moving plane; circle point and centerpoint curves, Ball's point. Design of a fourbar | |
9 | Four-position of a moving plane; circle point and centerpoint curves, Ball's point. Design of a fourbar | |
10 | Design for dead centers; Four-bar, slider-crank mechanism design for dead centers | |
11 | Analytical synthesis for function generation; Freudenstein's equation, Chebyshev theorem (mini-max method), function generation, order synthesis, optimum transmission angle | |
12 | Analytical synthesis for function generation; Freudenstein's equation, Chebyshev theorem (mini-max method), function generation, order synthesis, optimum transmission angle | |
13 | Cam Mechanisms; motion curves, cam profile determination | |
14 | Cam Mechanisms; motion curves, cam profile determination |
Sources
Other Sources | 1. "Mechanism Design - Analysis and Synthesis" By A.Erdman, G.Sandor, Prentice Hall, 1984 |
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2. "Kinematic Synthesis" By R. Beyer (English Translation) McGraw-Hill, 1953 | |
3. "Mekanizmaların Konstrüksiyonu" By Lichtenheldt (Turkish Translation by Fuat Pasin), ITÜ ,1975 | |
4. "Mechanism Design ", K. Russell, Q.Shen, R.S.Sodhi,; CRC Press, 2013 |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | - | - |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | 10 | 20 |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | 1 | 5 |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
Toplam | 14 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | |
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Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Ability to expand and get in-depth information with scientific researches in the field of mechanical engineering, evaluate information, review and implement. | |||||
2 | Have comprehensive knowledge about current techniques and methods and their limitations in Mechanical engineering. | |||||
3 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | |||||
4 | Being aware of the new and developing practices of Mechanical Engineering and being able to examine and learn when needed. | |||||
5 | Ability to define and formulate problems related to Mechanical Engineering and develop methods for solving and apply innovative methods in solutions. | |||||
6 | Ability to develop new and/or original ideas and methods; design complex systems or processes and develop innovative/alternative solutions in the designs. | |||||
7 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | |||||
8 | Work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams, lead leadership in such teams and develop solution approaches in complex situations; work independently and take responsibility. | |||||
9 | To establish oral and written communication by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | |||||
10 | Ability to convey the process and results of their studies systematically and clearly in written and oral form in national and international environments. | |||||
11 | To know the social, environmental, health, security, law dimensions, project management and business life applications of engineering applications and to be aware of the constraints of their engineering applications. | |||||
12 | Ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement and in all professional activities. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Total Workload | 121 |