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Mechanical Systems: Fundamentals and Applications

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ME-202: Mechanical systems

Ce cours vise à approfondir la compréhension des lois de fonctionnement de plusieurs principes mécaniques majeurs et largement utilisés en construction de machines, en vue d'être capable d'en faire le dimensionnement dans les cas concrets les plus courants ...

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This lecture introduces the fundamentals of mechanical systems, covering topics such as the definition of mechanical systems, the study of movement and balance, the science of construction and operation of machines, and the essential role of mechanical systems in various fields like mechatronics, automation, telecommunications, and more. The instructor discusses the importance of mechanics in everyday life, from watch mechanisms to advanced medical and military technologies, emphasizing the wide-ranging applications and significance of mechanical engineering.

Instructor

Sébastien Philippe Soubielle

Expertise Machine-tools -- Transfer machine-tools -- Special machines -- Wire tension management devices -- Machine safety (2006/42/CE) -- Microcellular metals Teaching & PhD Courses Introduction to mechanical design ME-105 The ME-105 course aims at acquiring the standardized language of the technical communication in the field of mechanical engineering and a basis in technical culture, through a review of the concepts, components, and methodologies, and the achievement by the students of a

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Mechanical engineering

Robotics: Topics in robotics

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Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems. It is one of the oldest and broadest of the engineering branches. Mechanical engineering requires an understanding of core areas including mechanics, dynamics, thermodynamics, materials science, design, structural analysis, and electricity.

Machine

A machine is a physical system using power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to natural biological macromolecules, such as molecular machines. Machines can be driven by animals and people, by natural forces such as wind and water, and by chemical, thermal, or electrical power, and include a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement.

Kinematics

Kinematics is a subfield of physics, developed in classical mechanics, that describes the motion of points, bodies (objects), and systems of bodies (groups of objects) without considering the forces that cause them to move. Kinematics, as a field of study, is often referred to as the "geometry of motion" and is occasionally seen as a branch of mathematics. A kinematics problem begins by describing the geometry of the system and declaring the initial conditions of any known values of position, velocity and/or acceleration of points within the system.

Inverse kinematics

In computer animation and robotics, inverse kinematics is the mathematical process of calculating the variable joint parameters needed to place the end of a kinematic chain, such as a robot manipulator or animation character's skeleton, in a given position and orientation relative to the start of the chain. Given joint parameters, the position and orientation of the chain's end, e.g. the hand of the character or robot, can typically be calculated directly using multiple applications of trigonometric formulas, a process known as forward kinematics.

Robot kinematics

In robotics, robot kinematics applies geometry to the study of the movement of multi-degree of freedom kinematic chains that form the structure of robotic systems. The emphasis on geometry means that the links of the robot are modeled as rigid bodies and its joints are assumed to provide pure rotation or translation. Robot kinematics studies the relationship between the dimensions and connectivity of kinematic chains and the position, velocity and acceleration of each of the links in the robotic system, in order to plan and control movement and to compute actuator forces and torques.

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