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MECA0031-1

Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms

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Duration :20h Th, 20h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
5th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in electromechanics (aerospace)-
5th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in electromechanics (energetics)-
5th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in electromechanics (mecatronics - productics)-
5th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in electromechanics (mechanics)-
5th year of the 5 year degree in civil engineering in electromechanics (metal works and material scienc)-
Holder(s) :Michel Géradin
Substitute(s) :Gaëtan Kerschen
Course contents : Computer simulation of the kinematics and dynamics of mechanical systems with flexible components : theory of rigid body kinematics (matrix formalism, methods for representation of finite rotations, computation of instantaneous positions, velocities and accelerations through incremental procedure) – description of kinematic joints – modeling of flexible members (beams) – substructuring techniques – computational methods for kinematic and dynamic analysis – Application to problems from automotive design, aeronautics and space technology.
Course objective : Introduction of the student to the modern methods of analysis and computer simulation of articulated mechanical systems , taking into account the structural deformation of the system components through finite element modelling.
The proposed methodology has application in engineering offices for automotive design (e.g. power train, suspension) , airplane design (e.g. flaps, landing gears) and space technologies (e.g. deployable structures).
Workshops : Exercises and practical work on computer: MATLAB exercises, use of SAMCEF/MECANO software( http://www.samcef.com/en/pss.php?ID=23&W=products ).
Written notes : Géradin M., Cardona A., Flexible Multibody Dynamics – A Finite Element Approach, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2000.
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471489905,subjectCd-ME40.html




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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