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ME525 ANALYTICAL METHODS IN SPATIAL MECHANIS

Course Code: 5690525
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Loop equations for spherical and spatial n-gons: Primary and secondary fundamental, subsidiary, half-angle laws. Dual numbers, quarternions, theory of elimination. Analytical displacement analysis of robot-manipulators via equivalent mechanisms. An introduction to symbolic manipulation. Points, lines, planes, screws. Screw algebra. Static, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms and manipulators via screw algebra. (F)