Mechanics

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2024
Course Title	Mechanics
Course Code	0143	Course Category	Specialized / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	4th
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	機構学　森田鈞　サイエンス社
Instructor	Tajiri Tomoki

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course, students will be able to

1. Undersutand the movement of the link mechanism
2. Understand the concept of instantaneous center in mechanisms
3. Calculate the speed and acceleration of the parts in mechanisms

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Can model the structure of machines and understand the movement.	Can imagine the movement of the link mechanism.	Can't imagine the movement of the link mechanism.
Achievement 2	Can find the instantaneous centers in complex mechanisms.	Can find the instantaneous centers in simple mechanisms.	Can't understand the concept of instantaneous center in mechanisms.
Achievement 3	Can calculate the speed and acceleration of the parts in comlex mechanisms.	Can calculate the speed and acceleration of the parts in simple mechanisms.	Can't calculate the speed and acceleration of the parts in mechanisms at all.

Assigned Department Objectives

Learning and Educational Objectives of the “General Engineering” A-6 （核となる専門分野の既存技術を説明でき，社会から要求されている問題や実務上の問題を見出し設定することができる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

In machines, various mechanisms and mechanical elements are used in order to achieve the desired movement of the machine. In this course students will understand the motion of each element and the transmission of the movement, and recognize their features through an understanding of the course materials.

Style:

In the first half of the class some of the contents are explained in a lecture form, following by exercise problems that will be solved in stages.

Notice:

Be interested in and conscious of the structures, mechanisms and machine elements of machines used in your everyday life.
Can take makeup exam in need aid up to maximum of 60 points.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Machines and motion	Can model mechanisms.
		2nd	What are the instantaneous centers?	Can understand the concept of the instantaneous center.
		3rd	Theorem of three instantaneous centers	Can understand the theorem.
		4th	Instantaneous centers in mechanisms	Can find the instantaneous centers in mechanisms.
		5th	The motion velocity of positions in mechanisms.	Can calculate the motion velocity using the instantaneous centers.
		6th	Calculate the velocity by the connecting link method.	Can calculate the motion velocity using the connecing link method.
		7th	Calculate the velocity by the component method.	Can calculate the motion velocity using the component method.
		8th	Calculate the velocity by the image method.	Can calculate the motion velocity using the image method.
	4th Quarter
		9th	Midterm examination
		10th	Explanation of the midterm exam
		11th	Motion acceleration of rotary movement	Can calculate the acceleration of a rotating object.
		12th	Coriolis acceleration	Can calculate the Coriolis acceleration applied to a object.
		13th	Acceleration in mechanisms I	Can calculate the acceleration in simple mechanisms.
		14th	Acceleration in mechanisms II	Can calculate the acceleration in various mechanisms.
		15th	Term-end examination
		16th	Explanation of the term-end exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Assignment	Total
Subtotal	70	30	100
Basic Proficiency	20	10	30
Specialized Proficiency	50	20	70