Summer 2017
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Course No: MECH.3220-021; SIS Class Nbr: 2216; SIS Term: 2640
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
Design of cams and gear trains and control of mechanical devices. Course topics include: cam sizing and manufacture, cam and gear train kinematics, dynamic force analysis, machine balancing, introduction to the control of mechanical systems. The major project involves the design, analysis, manufacture, and dynamic testing of a cam having specified performance requirements; computer aided design (CAD) and computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machines are applied. Dynamic simulation (MATLAB) is used throughout the course.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: MECH.3210 Kinematics of Mechanisms, with grade of 'C-' or higher.
- Section Notes: P: MECH.3210; There will be no class held on July 6th, the first class will meet on Tuesday, July 11th.
- Core Codes: STEM
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Konstantine Fetfatsidis
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- T,Th | 6:00 PM-9:50 PM EST
- 2017 Summer: Jul 06 to Aug 16
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1020
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
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