Resources

Edward J. Haug, Computer Aided Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems (Allyn and Bacon, 1989) pdf of book

ME451 Discussion Forum:Forum

Getting Started with ADAMS: ADAMS Tutorials

Introduction to ADAMS lab : pdf

Assignments

Date Assigned	Component	Due Date
11.29.2011	Assignment 10: No Book Problems	12.06.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 09: [pdf]
11.17.2011	Assignment 09: 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.2.1	11.29.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 08: [pdf]
10.27.2011	Assignment 08: No Book Problems	11.03.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 07: [pdf]
	ADAMS Assignment 06: [zip]
10.20.2011	Assignment 07: 3.5.1, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6	10.27.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 06: [pdf]
	ADAMS Assignment 05: [zip]
10.13.2011	Assignment 06: 3.4.7, 3.4.8, 3.4.9	10.20.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 05: [pdf]
	ADAMS Assignment 04: [zip]
10.06.2011	Assignment 05: 3.3.2, 3.3.4, 3.3.5	10.13.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 04: [pdf]
	ADAMS Assignment 03: [pdf]
09.29.2011	Assignment 04: 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3	10.06.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 03: [pdf]
	ADAMS Assignment 02: [pdf]
09.22.2011	Assignment 03: 2.4.4, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.7	09.29.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 02: [pdf]
	ADAMS Assignment 01: [pdf]
09.15.2011	Assignment 02: problem from slide 19	09.22.2011
	MATLAB Assignment 01: [pdf]
09.08.2011	Assignment 01: 2.2.5, 2.2.8, 2.2.10	09.15.2011

Documents

Syllabus:pdf

2D Simulation Engine

Students’ Code:View

Lectures [PPT Slides]

NOTE 1:Opening a pptx presentation: right click the link, then save the file to your machine with the pptx extension.

NOTE 2:If interested in editing pictures and equations in the pptx: equations (most of them) generated with TexPoint; images generated in Visio (double click and import in Visio for editing).

ME451 Master Document: Compilation of All Lectures pdf.

12.06.2011- Lecture 27: Inverse Dynamics ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1 Ex 2.

12.01.2011- Lecture 26: Newmark Method ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1 Ex 2.

11.29.2011- Lecture 25: Numerical Solution of IVPs, Newmark Method ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1 Ex 2 Ex 3.

11.24.2011- Lecture 24: Thansgiving Recess

11.22.2011- Lecture 23: Dynamics: Reaction Forces ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Pendulum Reaction Force.

11.17.2011- Lecture 22: Dynamics: EOM, Lagrange Multipliers ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: 2 Body EOM Ex 2: Pendulum ICs.

11.15.2011- Lecture 21: SimEngine2D Issues

11.10.2011- Lecture 20: Dynamics: concentrated forces/torques, EOM for mechanism ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Tractor.

11.08.2011- Lecture 19: Dynamics of Planar Systems ppt pdf mp3.

11.03.2011- Lecture 18: Midterm Exam 1

11.01.2011- Lecture 17: Dynamics of Planar Systems ppt pdf mp3.

10.27.2011- Lecture 16: Singular Configurations ppt pdf mp3.

10.25.2011- Lecture 15: Newton-Raphson Method ppt pdf mp3.

10.20.2011- Lecture 14: Visualization, Example ADM File ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Slider-Crank Ex 2: Slider-Crank Notes.

10.18.2011- Lecture 13: Wrecker-Boom Example ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Wrecker-Boom.

10.13.2011- Lecture 12: Position, Velocity, and Acc. Analysis ppt pdf mp3.

10.11.2011- Lecture 11: Cam-follower constraints, driving constraints ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Tangents Ex 2: Excavator.

10.06.2011- Lecture 10: Relative kinematic constraints, composite joints (continued) ppt pdf mp3.

10.04.2011- Lecture 09: Relative kinematic constraints, composite joints ppt pdf mp3.

09.29.2011- Lecture 08: Planar kinematics ppt pdf mp3.

09.27.2011- Lecture 07: Moving frames, generalized coords, intro to kinematics ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Abs Ex 1: Rel.

09.22.2011- Lecture 06: ADAMS Tutorial pdf.

09.20.2011- Lecture 05: MATLAB Tutorial ppt pdf.

09.15.2011- Lecture 04: Review of Calculus - Parital derivatives, chain rule, etc. ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1.

09.13.2011- Lecture 03: Review of Linear Algebra. ppt pdf mp3.

09.08.2011- Lecture 02: Geometric Vectors. Rotation Matrix. ppt pdf mp3 Ex 1: Distributivity.

09.06.2011- Lecture 01: Introduction ppt pdf mp3 zip with animations (233MB).