Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines
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Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (subject code 3132505) as prescribed for Industrial · Semester 3 divides the course into 8 units, covering 68 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3132505)Unit 1 Introduction of Mechanisms and Machines
- Concepts of kinematics and dynamics
- Mechanisms and machines
- Planar and spatial mechanisms
- Kinematic pairs
- Kinematic chains
- Kinematic diagrams
- Kinematic inversion
- Four bar chain and slider crank mechanisms and their Inversions
- Degrees of freedom
- Mobility and range of movement - Kutzbach and Grubler’s criterion
- Number synthesis
- Grashof’s criterion
- straight line mechanisms
Unit 2 Velocity and Acceleration Analysis
- Graphical and analytical velocity analysis of fourbar pin jointed linkages and four bar slider crank linkages
- Instant centers of velocity
- Graphical and analytical acceleration analysis of four bar pin jointed linkages and four bar slider crank linkages
- Graphical velocity and acceleration analysis of quick return mechanisms
Unit 3 Cams
- Types of cams
- Types of followers
- Follower displacement programming
- Derivatives of follower Motion
- Motions of follower
- Layout of cam profiles
Unit 4 Belt, Ropes and Chains
- Types of belt drive
- Velocity ratio
- Pulley arrangement
- Length of belt
- Law of belting
- Ratio of friction tension
- Power transmitted
- Centrifugal effects on belts
- Maximum power transmitted
- Chain length
- Angular speed ratio
- Classification of chain
Unit 5 Gears and Gear Trains
- Law of Gearing
- Characteristics of involute and cycloidal action
- Interference and undercutting
- centre distance variation
- minimum number of teeth
- contact ratio
- spiral bevel and worm gears
- Gear Trains: Synthesis of Simple
- compound & reverted gear trains
- Analysis of epicyclic gear trains
Unit 6 Gyroscope
- Angular velocity
- Angular acceleration
- Gyroscopic torque
- Gyroscopic effect on naval ships
- aero plane
- Stability of an automobile
- Stability of two wheel vehicle
Unit 7 Balancing
- 5 Subject Code: 3132505 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 Static balancing and dynamic balancing of rotating masses
- balancing of several masses rotating in different planes
- Balancing of reciprocating mass
- Static and dynamic balancing of machines
Unit 8 Vibrations
- Fundamentals of vibration
- Types of vibrations
- Degree of freedom
- Free vibration
- Damped vibration
- Forced vibration
- Forced damped vibration of single degree of freedom system
- Magnification factor
- Vibration isolation and transmissibility
- Forcing due to unbalance
- Forcing due to support motion
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