Description

Theory/Practice
1

Laboratory
3

Instructors

Hernâni Miguel Lopes

Contents

CP1: PLANAR KINEMATICS of RIGID BODIES (30%):
1.1-Rigid-body motion.
1.2-Translation.
1.3-Rotation about a fixed axis.
1.4-Absolute general plane motion analysis.
1.5-Relative motion analysis.

CP2: KINETICS of RIGID BODIES (50%):
2.1-Introduction.
2.2-Moment of inertia.
2.3-Equations of motion: translation, rotation and general plane motion.
2.4-Kinetic energy.
2.5-Work of a force.
2.6-Principle of work and energy .
2.7-Principle of conservation of energy.

CP3: MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS (20%)
3.1-Free undamped vibrations.
3.2-Free damped vibrations.
3.3-Forced undamped vibrations.
3.4-Forced damped vibrations.

Learning Outcomes

OB1-Analyze and determine kinematic parameters of planar mechanisms.
OB2-Calculate forces and moments in components of machines in planar movement, applying:
OB2.1 - Newton?s laws;
OB2.2 - Energy theorems (Principle of Work and Energy, Principle of Conservation of Energy).
OB3-Identify the different regimes and the most relevant parameters of a 1 DOF system in mechanical vibration.
OB4-Design of plane mechanisms. This is one of the main applications of the Mechanics 2 unit, as it provides the student with the required knowledge, the tools and the capacity for the analysis of planar mechanisms for industrial applications.