WHAT

ARE
WE

DOING
HERE??

MechanicalEngineering

SolidMechanics

FluidMechanics

Hydrodynamics

Aerodynamics

Thermodynamics

Statics

KINEMATICS

Dynamics

Stress Analysis

KINETICS

ME3310
KinematicsofMechanisms
Prof.R.L.Norton
WPI

Outline

Context
CourseObjectives
Expectations
Resources
IntroductoryMaterial
Demonstrations

10/20/15

RobertL.Norton,WPI

KINEMATICS
THE STUDY OF MOTION
WITHOUT REGARD TO FORCES

KINETICS
THE STUDY OF FORCES
DUE TO MOTION

DESIGN
THE CREATION OF SOMETHING
THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE

DESIGN+KINEMATICS=
DESIGN+KINEMATICS=
DESIGN+KINEMATICS=
M
3310
M
MEE
E3310
3310
3 Design
Two
Design
Projects
- -- Two
Two
DesignProjects
Projects
Weekly
Quizzes
- -- Weekly
WeeklyQuizzes
Quizzes
Plenty
of
Homework
- -- Plenty
Plentyof
ofHomework
Homework
No
Final
Exam
- -- No
NoFinal
FinalExam
Exam!!!!
!!
So:
So:
So:

Kiss
the
boy
girl
friend
bye-bye,
Kiss
Kissthe
theboy
boyoror
orgirl
girlfriend
friendbye-bye,
bye-bye,
Send
back
the
party
invitations,
Send
back
the
party
invitations,
Send back the party invitations,
Stock
up
on
the
No-Doze,
Stock
Stockup
upon
onthe
theNo-Doze,
No-Doze,
Fire
up
the
Computer,
Fire
up
the
Computer,
Fire up the Computer,
Engage
Brain,
Engage
EngageBrain,
Brain,

and
and
and
Let's
Go!
Let's
Let'sGo!
Go!

Theprincipalobjectivesofthiscourseare:
To develop your understanding of the fundamentals of
kinematics.
To introduce you to the Design Process as it applies to
the solution of reallife, unstructured engineering design
problems.
To improve your ability to communicate your
understanding of the subject through preparation of
professionalqualitytechnicalreports.

Whatisexpectedofyouinthiscourse?

DownloadallhandoutsfromMyWPIandcheckitfrequently.
Attendalllectures.
Attendallsectionmeetings(wherehomeworkiscollected).
Readtheassignedportionsofthebook!
(Thelecturesarenotasubstituteforreadingthebook!)

Doallhomeworkontime(nolatehomeworkisaccepted).
Doallprojectsandsubmitthemintheformdefinedinthe
handoutProjectReportSpecifications.(onmyWPI)
Youreallymuststarttheprojectswhenassignedyoucannot
throwthemtogetheratthelastminuteandhaveagoodresult!
ALLyourworkmustbeyourownoryourgroups!

BFI
BruteForceandIgnorance
Willnotbeallowedinthiscourse!
Ifyouinsist,thenthiscareerawaitsyou!

You are expected to approach this course with the WPI

philosophy of education in mind, as described in the
undergraduate catalog, ...WPI educated people should be
able to cope with change, to learn by themselves, to think
for themselves, to analyze and deal with problems in a
confidentandrealisticmanner.
Kinematicsisaverybroadandinterestingsubject,anda
moderatelydifficultone.Itisnotpossibletocoverallofits
variedaspectsinonlysevenweeksoflectures.Therefore,
thereadings,quizzes,andprojectsmaydealwithtopics
NOTspecificallycoveredinclasslectures.Nevertheless,
youareexpected,inthespiritoftheWPIPlan,toextend
yourself,learnonyourown,andrisetothechallengesof
thecourseobjectives.

Syllabus
Resources

DesignofMachinery,3ed
Strunk&White,TheElementsofStyle
DesignNotebook
Software

WorkingModel(onCD)
Fourbar,Fivebar,Sixbar,Slider,Dynacam(onCD)
Symech(WPINet)
Mathcad,TKSolver,Matlab

MyWPI

Assignments,Projects,andQuizzes
Arrangeyourselvesinprojectgroupsof3to4by8/31
Ifnotinagroupbythatdatewillbeassignedtoone

IntroductoryTopics

DegreeofFreedom
No.ofindependentcoordinatesneededtodefinepositionofbody

HowmanyDOFdoesabodyinthreespace(3D)have?

Definitions

Alloftheabovecontainlinkageswhichconsistof:

Links
Joints

Links
Areassumedtoberigidbodies
Havenodesforattachment
Canbeanyshape(notjustthoseshown)
Linkorder=numberofnodes

Joints
allow
DOF
between
links

Demonstrations
BeachChair
FourbarLinkageMachine
PickandPlaceMechanism