ME 7204 –
Computer-Aided Analysis of Multibody Systems
Catalog
Description:
ME 7204 Computer-Aided Analysis
Kinematic and dynamic analysis and design of mechanical systems, computer
simulation and design of multibody systems such as automobiles, engines,
compressors, cam-followers, robots, etc. (3 cr) Restriction: Graduate
students and qualified undergraduates.
Prerequisite(s):
ME 7000
(Advanced Engineering Analysis) or instructor’s approval.
Textbook/Required
Material:
Haug, E. J., Computer‑Aided
Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, Allyn and Bacon, 1989. Selected handout materials to supplement text.
Course
Assignments:
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Three exams
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Three assigned projects
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Five or more homeworks will be assigned and graded
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An independent project must be proposed by midterm and complete by the end of
semester. Students are required to present their projects.
Course
Objectives: The
objectives of this course are to introduce to the students the principles of
multibody kinematics, dynamics, and kinetostatics (inverse dynamics) and to
develop skills for analyzing and re-designing planar and spatial multibody
mechanical system for better performance.
Topics
Covered:
1- Introduction
to Multibody Mechanical Systems
2- Planar Vectors and Matrices
3- Planar Modeling
4- Kinematics of Planar Systems - Modeling and
Analysis
5- Dynamics of Planar Systems
6- Dynamics of Planar Systems - Modeling and Analysis
7- Spatial Cartesian Modeling
8- Kinematics of
Spatial Systems - Modeling and Analysis
9- Dynamics of Spatial Systems
10- Dynamics of Spatial Systems - Modeling and
Analysis
11- Special
Topics: Controls, elastic bodies, etc.