URI Mechanical Engineering Projects -- Dynamics
Engineering Academy of Southern New England
University of Rhode Island --
Mechanical Engineering Projects
Dynamics
MCE 263 - Dynamics is the second course in engineering mechanics. It is a required course for
mechanical engineering students to be taken
second semester of their sophomore year. The course outline includes the following topics:
- Particle Kinematics
Rectilinear motion
Curvilinear Motion (Normal-Tangential and Polar Coordinates)
- Particle Kinetics
Application of Newton's Second Law
Energy Methods
Momentum Methods
- Rigid Body Kinematics
Rotation about a Fixed Axis
General Plane Motion
- Two Dimensional Rigid Body Kinetics
Mass Moments of Inertia
Application of Planar Equations of Motion
Work and Energy
The text for this course is Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics,
A. Bedford and W. Fowler,
Addison-Wesley, 1995
Nearly all of the problems considered in Dynamics
can be solved using the simulation software, Working Model.
The text by Bedford and Fowler includes Working Model simulations of
many of the homework problems. In addition to classroom demonstrations of these
simulations, five modules were developed and classroom tested during the 1995-96
academic year. These modules illustrate how Working Model can be used as a
virtual prototyping tool as part of the product development process. The assignment
handouts which are distributed to the students are:
- Traffic Light Design Problem
- Conveyer System Design
- Design of Gas Gun for Material Testing
- Reverse Engineering of a Nail Gun
- Internal Combustion Engine Design
send any comments to Dr. David Taggart
(taggart@egr.uri.edu)
or Dr. Richard Lessmann
(lessmann@egr.uri.edu)