Undergraduate - UnitMEC2401 - Dynamics I

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (Day) Sunway First semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	R Ibrahim (Clayton); S Rahman (Sunway)

Synopsis

This unit introduces second year mechanical engineering students to the concepts of time, space, coordinate systems, particles, rigid bodies, forces, work, energy and Newton's Laws of Motion. Students will be taught the fundamentals of kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies and systems of particles and to carry out dynamic analysis to balance systems with rotating and reciprocating masses. Students will also be introduced to 3-dimensional dynamics of rigid bodies. The fundamentals of mechanical vibration, analysis and synthesis of planar mechanisms and experimental modeling will complete the unit.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Solve engineering problems involving: displacement, velocity and acceleration, simple vibrating systems of masses, springs and dampers, and analysis of simple engineering mechanisms.
Reliably calculate forces, power and energy losses involved in practical engineering applications.
Express engineering solutions in a realistic and logical format using the appropriate units, dimensions and accuracy.
Understand the fundamentals of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies.
Dynamically balance systems with rotating and reciprocating masses.