Course Descriptions

Electrical circuits. Kirchhoff's laws, and circuit components. Electrical power and energy. Resistive circuit analysis. Operational amplifiers. Solutions of first and second order dynamic circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis of circuits. Complex, active and reactive powers. Three-phase circuits. Semiconductor elements: diodes, transistors, thyristors and triacs. Amplifier circuits. Magnetic circuits and transformers. Electromechanic energy conversion and electrical machines.

To introduce traditional and modern engineering drawing and their applications by using an advanced computer aided drawing tool (software).

Introduction to MATLAB. MATLAB environment and working principle. Functions and applications. Matrices and solution methods. Graphical solutions. User-defined functions. User controlled input-outputs. Logic functions. Calculations based on matrices. Advanced graphical methods. Numerical methods; numerical diffrenciation and integration, numerical solving linear and non-linear equations. Symbolic mathematics.

Basics of mechanical design: visual thinking and engineering drawing. Manufacturing and design properties of engineering materials. Basics of the conventional manufacturing processes for metals: casting, metal forming, machining, welding and powder metallurgy Use of computers in various phases of design and manufacturing. Production reporting.

Thermodynamical system and properties of pure substances. Thermodynamical processes, work and heat interactions. First law for closed systems and flow processes. Second law and entropy. Irreversibility and availability

Fundamental engineering measurements. Sensors and instrumentation. Uncertainty analysis and assessment of results statistically. Presentation of results and reporting

Principles of experimental design, Conduct, analyze and present the results of experiments about structural analysis, thermodynamics, heat transfer and control of dynamic systems

Fundamentals of mechanical design. Machine components and their applications. Welded, brazed and riveted joints. Shaft-hub connections. Threaded joints and power screws. Pins, knuckles, shafts, springs, couplings and clutches. Lubrication theory and its applications. Sliding and rolling bearings. Gears and gear drives. Spur, helical, bevel and worm gear mechanisms. Belting and chain drives.

Introduction to system modeling, system response and control. Laplace Transform. Transfer functions and block diagrams. Basic automatic controllers. Modeling of mechanical electrical and electronic systems. System response analysis. Routh stability criteria. Feedback control systems. System types. Principles of controller design. Root-Locus analysis. Frequency response analysis.

Mechanisms and element pairs. Kinematic chains. Kinematic analysis and synthesis of planar mechanisms. Dynamics of machines. Force analysis of machines. Mass balancing in the machines. Undamped, damped and forced vibrations of single degree of freedom systems. Vibration measuring instruments. Vibration control and isolation.