Course syllabus

  1. Learning outcome
  2. Course syllabus

010013202-65 กลศาสตร์เครื่องจักรกล (Mechanics of Machinery)

Course Syllabus

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1. Course number and name

010013202-65 กลศาสตร์เครื่องจักรกล (Mechanics of Machinery)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Dr.Siripong Daocharoenporn

4. Text book, title, author, and year

  1. Waldron, K.J. et al., 2015, Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and sons, Inc.
  2. Mabie, H.H., et al., 1987, Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery, 4th edition, John Wiley and sons, Inc.

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Kinematics of machinery, displacement, velocity, and acceleration analysis, cam, gear train, different types of mechanisms, synthesis of linkage, static and dynamic force analysis of machine, static and dynamic balancing machine.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010013121-65 Engineering Mechanics
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator
    SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    • PI-1.1 Identifies problem and states assumptions (20%)
    • PI-1.2 Chooses an appropriate mathematical model of a system or process (20%)
    • PI-1.3 Shows solution procedure and methods (50%)
    • PI-1.4 Interprets and/or verifies the problem solution (10%)

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
Week Topic Details Activities
1 Introduction Fundamental: Types of links and joint, degrees of freedom, mobility, inversion etc.
2 Planar Linkage Design Reviews of Engineering Dynamics, Planar Linkage Design
4 Graphical Position, Velocity and Acceleration Analysis Acceleration analysis: vector polygons, algebraic method, Coriolis acceleration
3 Graphical Position, Velocity and Acceleration Analysis Position analysis: vector polygons, Velocity analysis: vector polygons, algebraic method
5 Linkage with Rolling and Sliding Contact, and Joints on Moving Sliders Linkage with Contacts
6 Computational Analysis of Linkages and Spatial mechanisms Loop closure, closed-form & iterative solutions
9 Profile Cam Design Cam design. (Part 2)
8 Midterm exam Midterm exam paper encompasses the topics taught starting from week #1-6
7 Profile Cam Design Type of Cam, Displacement Diagram, Type of follower motion(Part 1)
10 Spur Gears Standard Spur Gears
11 Gear Trains Type of Gear trains, Planetary gear trains synthesis.
12 Static Force Analysis of Mechanism Static Equilibrium
13 Dynamic Force Analysis of Mechanism Force analysis of machinery
15 Static and Dynamic Balancing Dynamics of engine. Balancing of reciprocating engine.
14 Static and Dynamic Balancing Mass balance on rotating shaft design and calculation.
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Midterm exam 35 midterm examination 13 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2026
Final Exam 40 final examination 25 Oct 2026 - 31 Oct 2026
Homework 5 assignment
Project (2 projects) 20 assignment, group discussion

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