Theory of Machines: Motion Transmission & Ang. Speed Ratio
What you'll learn
- Understand different methods of transmitting motion between rigid bodies in a mechanical system
- Master how to deal with direct and indirect motion transmission cases considering various types of kinematic joints in the system
- Have adequate insight to draw the "line of transmission" and the "line of centers" between the two sides of a motion transmission
- Be able to determine the angular velocity of a desired link as a function of the angular velocity of an input link
- Find lots of examples to have a clear picture of complex concepts
- Practice what you have learned by completing a set of easy to complex exercises with detailed solutions
Requirements
- No requirements. You will learn everything needed about the different cases of motion transmission in order to determine the angular velocity ratio in each case.
Description
In this course, you will get familiar with the different methods of transmitting motion between rigid bodies in a mechanical system. You will understand the concept of "line of transmission" and "line of centers", and will be able to draw these lines between the two sides of a motion transmission. You will experience various situations depending on the type of motion transmission (being either direct or indirect) and the types of kinematic joints in the system. You will learn how to find the angular velocity of an output link as a function of the angular velocity of an input link via applying a formula that requires the "line of transmission" and the "line of centers". We will derive this formula with detailed illustrations using the similarity of triangles from basic geometry. During the lectures, you will find lots of easy to tricky examples to understand and master all the concepts. You will also have ample chance to practice what you have gained and evaluate your progress via several exercises followed by detailed solutions. After completing all the lessons, there will be a course review section giving you a quick summary of all you have learned followed by some more challenging exercises from the entire course.
Who this course is for:
- Students of Engineering interested in Theory of Machines
Instructor
![Shahram Shokouhfar](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 3.5 Instructor Rating
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- 33 Students
- 2 Courses
Dr. Shahram Shokouhfar has taught several mechanical engineering courses as a faculty instructor for many years. He has also worked as a Simulation Engineer and Software Developer in the Surgical Simulation Industry.
He has a passion of teaching engineering topics and enjoys helping people and following up their progress. He has an outstanding talent of making complex concepts easy to understand and apply.
His proven method of teaching is simple and effective: First grasp the rules of the game and then enjoy playing. He illustrates the concepts by simple examples and then naviagates you to practice and apply them in a sequence of problems with progressive level of complexity. At the end, not only you can solve fresh problems, but also you will be able to classify problems into familiar groups for which you have effective solution strategies.