Mid Sem Exam Syllabus of Kinematics of Machines (2131906)

B. E. Sem III

Chapter 1:    Introduction of Mechanisms and Machines

Concepts of Kinematics and Dynamics, Mechanisms and Machines, Planar and Spatial Mechanisms, Kinematic Pairs, Kinematic Chains, Kinematic Inversion, Four bar chain and their Inversions, Degrees of Freedom, Grubler’s criterion, Number Synthesis, Grashof’s criterion.

Chapter 2:   Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms:

Dimensional Synthesis: Definitions of Type, Number and Dimensional Synthesis, Definitions of Motion, Path and Function generation, precision position, Chebychev spacing, Freudenstein’s equation, two and three position synthesis (function generation only) of four bar mechanism by graphical and analytical methods.

Chapter 3:   Gear and Gear Trains:

Gears: Terminology, Law of Gearing, Characteristics of involute and cycloidal action, Interference and undercutting, centre distance variation, minimum number of teeth, contact ratio, spur, helical, spiral bevel and worm gears, problems.

Gear Trains: Synthesis of Simple, compound & reverted gear trains, Analysis of epicyclic gear trains.