Mechanics, Machines and Vibration

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Perform mathematical analysis of displacement, velocity (via instant centres and vector polygons), and acceleration of Mechanisms.
• Use a matrix approach for the solution and understanding of the solutions produced
• Validate theoretical models through laboratory experiments such as measuring moment of inertia of a complex component
• Conduct vibration analysis of uniform continuous systems and understand the solutions for axial vibration of rods and flexural vibration of beams
• Carry out experimental work and formulate analytical models and solutions for simple systems.
• Use Working Model 2D software for kinematic design of a linkage mechanism and carry out motion simulation.
• Produce a formal technical report
• Apply approximate methods of solution for non-uniform continuous systems
• Develop and apply the solutions of the equations of motion to problems for free and forced vibration under harmonic excitation
• Perform kinematic synthesis and analysis of linkage mechanisms

Partial CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• In written exams, students tackle previously unseen problems, crafting intricate models through analytical or numerical methods. They must choose and apply suitable computational and analytical approaches to address complex issues, while remaining mindful of the limitations and assumptions inherent in their chosen techniques.
• Our lab sessions enhance the kinematics and dynamics principles, fostering practical, essential skills. Students create mathematical models for the assessed lab, analyse variations between predictions and theory, and grasp the physical system behaviour and interpretation. Lectures delve into advanced dynamic analysis relevant to specialised vibration engineering.
• Lectures and tutorials empower students to refine their modelling and analytical skills for complex engineering scenarios. They apply engineering judgment and fundamental principles, like Newton's laws and Lagrange equations to analyse mechanical systems, focussing on interpreting numerical solutions and the accuracy of the predictions based on the principles and assumptions.
• In two labs, students develop practical skills for tackling intricate problems. One lab focuses on moment of inertia measurements through basic kinematics for complex structures. The other requires analysis of a multi-storey structure, investigating vibration isolation and absorber effects, alongside numerical predictions. They then critically evaluate and compare their experimental findings with theoretical expectations in order to provide explanation and interpretation

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of rigid body kinematics of linkages, design of four bar mechanisms, the kinematics and kinetics of simple machine elements and devices
• Develop relationships between mass, forces and the motion of a mechanism and the consequent vibrational response of a system to such forces.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Provide critical analysis and conclusions.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Coursework

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Feedback during module study.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Lab Report

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Interactive feedback given in lab sessions.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.