Kinematics and Dynamics

Kinematics and Dynamics

1. Rigid body dynamics

   • Angular velocity
     • Body
     • Spatial
   • Force moments and Inertia
   • Parameterization of motion
   • Euler's equation
   • Kinetic energy
     • Rotating bodies
     • Translating bodies

2. Applications of Rigid Body Dynamics

   • Conservation of monentum
   • Gyroscopic motion
   • Spinning top
   • MEMS

3. Linkage mechanisms

   • Kinematic chains
   • Kinematic inversions
   • Kinematic pairs
     • Higher pairs
     • Lower pairs
     • Degree of Freedom
   • Four bar mechanism
     • Grashoff's law
   • Instantaneous Center Method
     • Kennedy's theorm
   • Velocity Vector Diagram
   • Acceleration Vector Diagram

4. Gear trains and Cam drives

   • Gear types
   • Law of gear meshing
   • Gear meshing parameters
   • Cam and Follower types
   • Cam profiles