SRMUNIVERSITY

SCHOOLOFMECHANICALENGINEERING
LESSONPLAN

COURSECODE:ME0208
COURSETITLE:Machines&Mechanisms
YEAR/SEMESTER:IIYear/IVSem
YEAR:20102011

Sl.No Hours Title/Detailsofthechapter

References(Codeofthetext/
referencebooks)

UNIT1MECHANISMS
1

IntroductionLinksPairsChain
Mechanism

T1,R1

MachinestructureDegreesoffreedom

T1,R1

FourbarchainsTerminologyanddefinition
Planer,SphericalandSpatialMechanisms

T1,R2

Grashoff'slawKutzbackcriterionGrubler's
criterionforplanemechanism.

T2,R3

InversionofmechanismsFourbar,single
slidercrankanddoubleslidercrank
mechanisms

T1,R2

SimpleproblemsInstantaneouscentre
Kennedy'stheorem

T2,R3

VelocityandAccelerationofFourbarand
singleslidercrankmechanismsbyrelative
velocityMethod

T3,R1

UNIT2ADVANCEDMECHANISMSANDCAMS
8

PantographSteeringgearmechanism

R4,T2

DavisSteeringgearAckermansteeringgear

T1,R2

10

Hooke'sjointDoubleHooke'sjoint.

T1,R1

11

Typesofcamsandfollowers

T1,R1

12

FollowermotionUniform,Parabolic,SHM
andcycloidal

T2,R3

13

Camterminology

T2,R3

14

Camprofilesconstructionforroller,flatfaced
andknifeedgefollowertypespressureangle.

T2,R1

UNIT3FRICTION
15

Applications

R1,R3,T1

16

Screwfriction

T2,R2,R3

17

Effortcalculations

T1,R1,R3

18

Efficiency Self locking and overhauling of

screws.

T1,R1

19

Frictionclutchesdiscclutch

T2,R2

20

Frictionclutchesconeclutches

T1,R1

21

WorkingprincipleTorque,Powertransmitted
derivationsandcalculations.

T2,R1

22

SimpleProblems

T1,R3,

UNIT4GEARTRAINSANDCONTROLMECHANISMS
23

Spurgearterminologyanddefinition

T2,R1

24

Geartrains:simple,compound,revertedand
epicyclic

T2,R2,R3

25

Velocityratioandtorquecalculationingear
trains

T1,R2

26

Automobiledifferential.

T2,R1

27

Gyroscopes:Gyroscopicforcesandcouple

T2,R3

28

Forcesonbearingduetogyroscopicaction

T1,R2

29

Gyroscopiceffectinship,motorcycle,carand
aircraft.

T1,R3

30

Conceptofgovernors:(elementarytreatment
only)

T2,R3

UNIT5TURNINGMOMENTDIAGRAMANDBALANCING
31

TurningmomentdiagramsofFlywheels

T2,R2

32

Punchingpresses.

T1,R3

33

Applicationofflywheel

T2,R3

34

StaticanddynamicBalancing:
Balancingofrotatingmasses

T1,R3

35

Balancingofsinglecylinderengine

T1,R2

36

Balancingofmulticylinderengine

T2,R3

37

Balancingmachines.

T1,R2,

TEXTBOOKS
T1.Ratan,S.S.,TheoryofMachines,TataMcGrawHillPublishingcompanyLtd.,2ndEdition,2005
T2.ThomasBevan,TheoryofMachines,CBSPublishersandDistributors,3rdEdition,1984
REFERENCEBOOKS
R1.Shigley,J.E.,andUicker,J.J.,TheoryofMachinesandMechanisms,McGrawHill,1995
R2.Ghosh,A.,andMallick,A.K.,TheoryofMechanismsandMachines,AffiliatedEastWestPvtLtd.,New
Delhi,1988
R3.Rao,J.S.,andDukkipati,R.V.,MechanismandMachineTheory,WileyEasternLtd.,NewDelhi,1995

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