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Courses » Kinematics of Mechanisms and Machines

Kinematics of Mechanisms and Machines

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course will deal with kinematic analysis of mechanisms and machines. It will include motion and force transmission analysis of linkage mechanisms, open and closed-chain planar robots, and geared transmission. The discussion will start with an introduction to the subject matter and nomenclature, and will cover direct and inverse kinematics, velocity and acceleration analysis, kinematic path generation for robots, singularities in kinematic chains, principle of virtual work and force analysis, and kinematic analysis of gear transmission.The course will demonstrate various concepts by working out problems relevant to real life applications of mechanisms. The course is expected to help students in their basic understanding and use of kinematic analysis.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace and Bio-Medical Engineering

CORE/ELECTIVE: ELECTIVE

UG/PG: UG and PG

PREREQUISITES:Engineering Mechanics,
                               Undergraduate Mathematics

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Automobile and Aerospace industries, Automation and robotic device manufacturers, Bio-Medical device manufacturers

7889 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

   

Dr. Anirvan DasGupta is a faculty in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpursince 1999. His interests are in the mechanics of discrete and continuous systems.He has extensively taught courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels likeMechanics, Kinematics of Machines, Dynamics, Dynamics of Machines, VibrationAnalysis, Wave Propagation in Continuous Media, and Rail Vehicle Dynamics.

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1  :  Introduction to Mechanisms (1.5 hr), Mobility Analysis (1.5 hr)
Week 2  :  Mobility Analysis (1.5 hr), Displacement Analysis (1 hr)
Week 3  :  Displacement Analysis (2.5 hr)
Week 4  :  Velocity Analysis (2.5 hr)
Week 5  :  Velocity Analysis (2.5 hr)
Week 6  :  Velocity Analysis (1.0 hr), Acceleration Analysis (1.5 hr)
Week 7  :  Force Analysis (1.5 hr), Introduction to geared transmission (1.0 hr)
Week 8  :  Analysis of gear trains (2.0 hr).

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

(i) Theory of Mechanisms and Machines: A. Ghosh and A.K. Mallik
(ii) Kinematics, Dynamics and Design of Machinery: K.J. Waldron and G.L. Kinzel
(iii) Robotics: K.S. Fu, R.C. Gonzalez and C.S.G. Lee
(iv) Foundations of Robotics: T. Yoshikawa.
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date and Time of Exams: March 31 2019(Sunday)  Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of  Best 6 out of 8 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.