Syllabus Application
Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms
ME 312
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms - ME 312
Classroom:
FENS-G029,FENS-L056
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:6, Engineering:6
Prerequisites:
ENS 204
Corequisites:
ME 312R
Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Volkan Patoğlu
- Email: vpatoglu@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
This course is designed to equip students with fundamental theories and methodologies that are used in kinematic and dynamic analysis, and synthesis of mechanisms commonly encountered in machine design. Covered topics include: Analytical, graphical and computational techniques for displacement, velocity, and acceleration analyses; static and dynamic approaches for force analysis; kinematics and dynamics of cam-follower, screw, belt/chain drive mechanisms and gear trains; mechanism design process; graphical, analytical, and computational methods for mechanism synthesis.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Describe fundamental concepts in mechanisms (linkages, cams, gears, etc.) and describe the mechanism design process and identify basic types of mechanisms, joints and motion; determine degree of freedom (mobility) of mechanisms and equivalent linkages. |
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| 2. | Perform position, velocity and acceleration analyses using graphical, analytical, and computer methods. |
| 3. | Analyze linkages, gear trains, belt and chain drive, cam-follower, and screw mechanisms. Perform force analysis in linkages using static and dynamic methods. |
| 4. | Synthesize mechanisms for prescribed path and motion generation using graphical, analytical, and computational methods. |
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