Machine Dynamics

Catalog description

This course is divided into two intimately related topics that are most relevant to machine design, namely, vibrations and dynamic balancing. Students will learn about various sources of vibrations; analyze single and multiple degrees of freedom vibration; perform analytical and experimental analysis leading to natural frequencies and associated mode shapes; analyze free and forced as well as damped and undamped vibration; and study various vibration isolation methodologies relevant to machines. Finally, concepts, such as, static and dynamic unbalance and dynamic balancing of linkages, machines and engines will be elucidated.