ME-403 · THEORY OF MACHINES/Official Syllabus
THEORY OF MACHINES (ME-403) - Official Syllabus
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Unit 1
Introduction, Kinematics and Mechanisms
- Introduction
- kinematics and kinetics
- mechanisms and machines
- degree of freedom
- types of motions
- kinematic concept of links
- basic terminology and definitions
- joints and kinematic chains
- inversions
- absolute and relative motions
- displacement, velocity and acceleration diagrams
- different mechanisms and applications
2
Unit 2
Kinematic Synthesis and Dynamic Motion Analysis
- kinematic synthesis of linkages
- dynamic motion analysis of mechanisms and machines
- D’Alembert’s principle
- number synthesis
- free body diagrams
- kinematic and dynamic quantities and their relationships
- analytical method and graphical method
3
Unit 3
Cams
- Cams
- introduction
- classifications of cams and followers
- nomenclature
- analysis of cam and follower motion
- analytical cam design with specific contours
- pressure angle
- radius and undercutting
- motion constrains and program
- critical path motion
- torque on cam shaft
4
Unit 4
Power transmission
- Power transmission
- kinematics of belt- pulley
- flat and v –belt
- rope
- condition of maximum power transmission
- efficiency
- friction
- friction devices
- pivot and collars
- power screw
- plate and cone clutch
- brakes
- classifications
- bock, band, internal and external
- friction circle
- friction axis
5
Unit 5
Gears, Balancing and Vibrations
- Gears
- laws of gearing
- classification and basic terminology
- tooth profiles
- kinematic considerations
- types of gears, spur, bevel, worm, helical, hypoid etc
- gear trains
- epicyclic
- compound
- balancing- static and dynamic, in same/ different planes
- Introduction to vibration
- single degree of freedom
Laboratory Experiments
- Displacement diagrams of slider crank and other linkages, analytical and graphical
- Velocity diagrams and acceleration diagrams
- Diagrams of cam and followers for different applications
- Gears and gear trains transmission diagrams, analytical and graphical applications
- Solutions to problems of industrial application using software
Reference Books
- kinematics& dynamics of machinery — R.L.Norton — Tata McGraw Hill
- Theory of Mechanisms and Machines — A.Ghosh, A.Malik — EWP Pvt Ltd
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