MECH3422 Mechanisms and Multibody Systems [UG]
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 2 (See Timetable) Old unit code: 630.319, AMEC3422 | |
| Outcomes: Students develop an ability to understand and use a gyroscopic effect in a number of industrial applications, as applicable; analyse geometry and kinematics of planar and spatial mechanisms including robotic manipulators; know basic types of planar mechanisms and synthesise them for a variety of applications; understand how industrial robots are controlled; and use mathematical software such as Mathematica and MATLAB to efficiently solve problems in mechanism analysis. Students also develop an ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals; communicate effectively, both in written form and orally; undertake problem identification, formulation and solution; adapt acquired knowledge to new situations; think and reason logically and creatively; utilise and synthesise knowledge from different disciplines; and have an expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning and a capacity to do so. | |
| Content: This unit includes gyroscopes and some three-dimensional dynamics; gyrocompass, rate gyroscopes, gyroscopic crushers, stabilisation of ships; mechanics of mechanisms; geometry; kinematics (two-dimensional), velocity and acceleration analysis; Jacobian synthesis of planar mechanisms for various applications; 4-bar mechanism; special mechanisms; Geneva mechanism, steering mechanism, straight-line mechanisms, load-supporting linkages, cranes, cams, etc.; introduction to industrial robot control; and trajectories, linear control. | |
| Assessment: Students can demonstrate achievement in each of the specified attributes in a variety of ways. The examination gives students an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to independently formulate a solution to a problem. As the examination is open to books and notes, the purpose is not to test memory, but instead to test the student's ability to seek the information required to solve a problem and to apply the information appropriately. Laboratory sessions provide students with a chance to test some of the information given to them in lectures and to extend that information. Assessment is based on the report. A significant part of the mark is awarded for report-writing skills. Challenging problems are selected for assignments. Assessment is based on a written report, which must be clear, concise and informative, and must have an executive summary (word number limits apply). Penalties include 15 per cent (of the assignment mark) late submission penalty for assignments handed in one day late; 4 per cent penalty for additional days. Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course. | |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s): Professor Karol Miller | |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) | |
| Mode: on-campus | |
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| Advisable prior study: MECH2401 Engineering Design and Visual Communication | |
| Contact hours—lectures: 30 hrs; tutorials: 15 hrs; labs: 12 hrs | |
Unit Web Page: http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/undergrads/sem2.html | |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2008. | |
Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. | |
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