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Department of Mechanical Engineering

MEMB263: Theory of Machines
Semester 1, 2012/2013
Course Outline

Instructor
Details:
Sami Salama Hajjaj. BN-3-053. ssalama@uniten.edu.my (Coordinator)
Dr. A.K.M. Parvez. BN-1-034 parvez@uniten.edu.my

Course
Outcomes:
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
1. Identify mechanisms and predict their motion
2. Calculate the degrees of freedom of mechanisms
3. Design mechanisms to fulfill motion generation and quick return
requirements
4. Determine the positions, velocities and accelerations of links and
points on mechanisms
5. Derive SVAJ functions to fulfill cam design specifications
6. Calculate dynamic joint forces of mechanisms
7. Balance simple rotating objects and pin-jointed fourbar linkages
8. Work in a team to analyze and modify existing mechanisms
9. Present completed work in oral and written form
10. Use related computer programs to design, model and analyze
mechanisms

Required Text: Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery, by Robert L. Norton, 1
st

Edition in SI Units, McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Recommended
Text:
1. Machines and Mechanisms: Applied Kinematic Analysis, by David
H. Myszka, 3
rd
Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
2. Mechanism Design: Analysis and Synthesis, by Arthur G. Erdman,
George N. Sandor and Sridhar Kota, 4
th
Edition, Prentice Hall,
2001.
Course
Webspace
http://moodle.uniten.edu.my/moodle/course/view.php?id=339
(case sensitive!)
Assessment
Methods:
1. Quizzes & Tutorial: 10%
2. Test 1 15%
3. Test 2 15%
4. Class Project 10%
4. Final Exam: 50%

Total: 100%

Tutorials &
Quizzes:
Tutorial session will consist of in-class problem solving exercises, plus
sessions for quizzes, which is a mini test (one problem per quiz)

Quizzes: Individual quizzes will be given throughout the semester. The details
will be announce in the class

Mini Project: A class project is a big assignment to be completed throughout the
semester. The project is to be done in groups of 4 or 5. Details will be
discussed in class.
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Students
Responsibility:
1. Get the required textbook
2. Read it before coming to lecture
3. Bring along a geometrical set and some tracing paper (during Week
2)
4. Brush up knowledge on manual drawing techniques
5. Sustain interest in course material
6. Attempt all practice problems
7. Experiment with computer programs and mathematical tools
introduced in class
8. Frequent visit to the webspace for lecture slides, problem solutions,
program files, etc.

Attendance/
Punctuality
Policy:
Attendance is compulsory. If you are absent from lectures without any
valid reason for more than 3 times, the Department will exercise the
right to send a query letter to your sponsor and parents/guardians.

Student late for more than 15 minutes of the class will be recorded as
absent, but allowed in class.

Plagiarism
Policy:
Copying someone elses work or facilitating academic dishonesty is
considered an act of plagiarism. Any such act will be heavily penalized.

Chapters
Covered:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Kinematics Fundamentals
Chapter 3: Graphical Linkage Synthesis
Chapter 4: Position Analysis
Chapter 6: Velocity Analysis

Chapter 7: Acceleration Analysis
Chapter 8: Cam Design
Chapter 10: Dynamics Fundamentals

Chapter 11: Dynamic Force Analysis
Chapter 12: Balancing

















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CO-PO Matrix:

Course Outcomes
P
O
1

P
O
2

P
O
3

P
O
4

P
O
5

P
O
6

P
O
7

P
O
8

P
O
9

P
O
1
0

P
O
1
1

1
Identify mechanisms and predict
their motion
X
2
Calculate the degrees of freedom
of mechanisms
X
3
Design mechanisms to fulfill
motion generation and quick
return requirements
X
4
Determine the positions,
velocities and accelerations of
links and points on mechanisms
X
5
Derive SVAJ functions to fulfill
cam design specifications
X
6
Calculate dynamic joint forces of
mechanisms
X
7
Balance simple rotating objects
and pin-jointed fourbar linkages
X
8
Work in a team to analyze and
modify existing mechanisms
X
9
Present completed work in oral
and written form
X
10
Use related computer programs
to design, model and analyze
mechanisms
X



Assessment-CO Matrix:

Assessments Overall %
C
O
1

C
O
2

C
O
3

C
O
4

C
O
5

C
O
6

C
O
7

C
O
8

C
O
9

C
O
1
0

1 Tutorial Assignments 4 X X X X X X X
2 Quizzes 8 X X
3 Computer Assignments 6 X X X
4 Midterm 18 X X X X
5 Final Exam 50 X X X X X X X
6 Mini Project 14 X X X X X X X











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MEMB263: Theory of Machines
Semester 1: 2012/2013
Tentative Course Schedule

Week Chapters to be Covered Practice Problems
1: 1 Oct
Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.10
Chapter 2: 2.1 2.5, 2.11, 2.12
2: 2, 3, 6, 7, 15, 20, 21,
24, 38, 39, 42
2: 8 Oct Chapter 3: 3.1 3.5
3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 46,
47, 48, 58, 66, 68, 69
3: 15 Oct Chapter 4: 4.1 4.5

4: 2, 6a, 7a, 9a, 10a,
11a, 12a, 13a

4: 22 Oct Chapter 4: 4.5 4.119
5: 29 Oct Chapter 6: 6.1 6.4
6: 1, 2, 4, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16b, 17b, 21b, 33
6: 5 Nov
Chapter 6: 6.6 6.9
TEST I (Chapters: 2, 3, 4, & 6)
6: 5, 6, 7, 9, 16c, 17c,
26, 31, 34, 55a
7: 12 Nov Chapter 7: 7.1 7.7
7: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13a,
14a, 22, 23, 25, 28, 30,
34, 37, 59
8: 19 Nov Chapter 8: 8.1 8.5
8: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11,
23, 24, 26
9: 26 Nov Chapter 8: 8.6 8.7
10: 3 Dec Chapter 10: 10.1 10.8
10: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,
10, 12, 20, 23, 30
11: 10 Dec
Chapter 10: 10.9 10.12
TEST II (Chapters: 7, 8, & 10)
6: 5, 6, 7, 9, 16c, 17c,
26, 31, 34, 55a
12: 17 Dec Chapter 11: 11.1 11.5
11: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
15, 16, 17, 18, 20
13: 24 Dec Chapter 11: 11.6 11.8
11: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 19,
22
14: 31 Dec Chapter 12: 12.1 12.3
12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8a, 12,
13, 14, 27
15: 7 Jan Final Exam
Comprehensive (Chapters 1 12, excluding 5 & 9)

Project Presentations (Dates to be announced)
Project Report due on Friday, December 28
th
, 2012 by 5:00 pm
16: 14 Jan
17: 21 Jan

Public Holidays:
26 Oct (Fri) Hari Raya Haji
13 Nov (Tue) Deepavali
15 Nov (Thu) Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)
11 Dec (Tue) Sultan of Selangor's Birthday Selangor only
25 Dec (Tue) Christmas
1 Jan (Tue) New Years Day