Mechanisms and structures are fundamental elements of any mechanical design.

In this course we will learn in depth about the fundamentals of mechanisms , the study of their motion and the application to actual product design

The following topics will be covered :

• An overview of the mechanical design process and where mechanism design fits into the larger picture

• What are functional requirements in product or systems design and the many functional keywords

• A general approach in designing mechanisms from scratch

• The difference between Analysis and Synthesis

• Concept of Degrees of Freedom

• Kinematic pairs and joints and their types

• Planar and Spatial mechanisms introuction

• Mobility Kutzbach criteria and examples

• Criteria for spatial mechanism with examples

• Kinematic inversions

• Grashof criteria for 4 link mechanisms

• Basics of position vectors

• Loop closure equations

• Finding position of a point on link

• Velocity analysis Basics

• Velocity analysis of 4 link mechanism and slider crank mechanisms

• Finding velocity of any point on the links

• Acceleration analysis introduction

• Problems in acceleration analysis - How to find absolute accelerations for any point on the link

• Static Force analysis

• Dynamic force analysis and concepts of Inertia , D'alemberts principle applied

• Problem in dynamic force analysis

• Case studies in application of mechanism design to product design or systems design

This course is a deep dive in the world of mechanisms and the main purpose is to form a strong foundation to apply in actual engineering problems and go towards advanced design

Learning Outcomes Aimed

• Develop a strong conceptual understanding of designing mechanism from fundamentals

• Ability to develop analyses of mechanisms and understand the motion thoroughly

• Develop understanding of the design process for new design