GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Mechanisms (TVE 3)/OM 386
Course Title: Mechanisms (TVE 3)
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Know the mechanisms assembled on the industrial products.
Analyse the mechanisms.
Design the mechanisms required.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to mechanisms
2. Week  Linkages: Four-bar linkage, slider crank mechanism, scotch-yoke mechanism, quick-return mechanism, toggle mechanism, oldham coupling, straight line me
3. Week  Linkages: Hooke coupling, pantograph, chamber wheels, constant velocity universal joints
4. Week  Intermitted motion mechanisms: Geneva wheel, ratchet mechanism, intermitted gear mechanism, escapements
5. Week  Cams: Disc cam with radial follower, disc cam with oscillating follower, positive return cam, cylinder cam, inverse cam
6. Week  Type of follower motion, cam production, analytic cam design, disc cam with radial flat faced follower, disc cam with radial roller follower, disc cam
7. Week  Spur gears: introduction to involute spur gears, involutometry, spur gear details, characteristics of involute action, interference in involute gears
8. Week  MIDTERM EXAM; Non-standard spur gears
9. Week  Bevel, helical and worm gears, theory of helical gears
10. Week  Gear trains: planet gear trains, applications
11. Week  Computing mechanisms, integration, square, square roots and square root of products, computing cams and gears
12. Week  Introduction to synthesis: spacing of accuracy points
13. Week  Design of four-bar linkage for instantaneous values of angular velocity, design of four-bar linkage as function generator
14. Week  Automotive applications of mechanisms
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
5
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
5
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Capability of obtaining adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects in the automotive field; applying theoretical and practical knowledge for modeling and solving engineering problems in this field.X
2Capability of formulation and solving engineering problems; for this purpose selecting and appliying the appropriate analysis and modeling methods.X
3Capability of evaluation of engine and vehicle design projects, designing any engine and vehicle parts, to bring prototype and series production stage.X
4Capability of design of complex systems for specific needs, component or process in whole or in part.X
5Capability of development of modern methods and tools necessary for engineering applications, selection and effective use and to use of information technologies effectively.X
6Capability of analysis of the engineering problems and for the solution designing and performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpretting the results.X
7Capability of work in team and individual and ability to work effectively with other disciplines.X
8Capability of effective communication both verbal and written in Turkish and at least one foreign language konwledgeX
9Capability of access to information in the framework of lifelong learning, to follow the developments in science and technology and self-improvement.X
10Resposibility of professional and ethical liability.X
11Awareness of leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development in business life.X
12Being competent in the engineering applications, legislations, legal consequences and in the field of occupational health and safety.X
13Capability of research and application in the subjects of noise, environment and emissions.X
14Capability of making education in the field.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Ulvi ŞEKER)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/useker)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (useker@gazi.edu.tr)