Mechanical Design Engineering BEng/MEng
Dynamics 3 ENG3039
- Academic Session: 2024-25
- School: School of Engineering
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
Short Description
This course introduces students to modelling and analysis of dynamic systems, with particular emphasis on free and forced oscillations, and investigation of the system response.
Timetable
2 lectures per week
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
75% written exam, 5% lab report and 20% set exercise
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
The aims of this course are to
■ introduce students to the dynamics of engineering systems;
■ give students a thorough grounding in the modelling of dynamic mechanical systems, the solution of the resulting differential equations and the application to simple vibration problems;
■ impart an in-depth knowledge of aspects of the dynamics of engineering systems;
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ create and evaluate models of simplified 'real world' dynamics problems
■ derive and analyse the equations of motion of single and multiple degree of freedom engineering systems, with both free and forced motion;
■ evaluate the performance of dynamic engineering systems relating input to the response and analyse the motion of 1 degree-of-freedom (DOF) and 2 DOF systems;
■ analyse the response of engineering systems to harmonic inputs (vibrations) and assess the integrity / safety of such systems.
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.
Students must attend the timetabled laboratory classes.