Basic Terminology - Kinematic link, Pair, joints, Structure, Machine, Degree of freedom, Grubler & Kutzbach Criterion– Mechanism –Mobility of mechanism. Simple mechanisms - Four bar, Single slider crank chain and Double slider crank chain mechanism and their inversions. Intermittent Motion Mechanisms. Mechanical advantage - Transmission Angle.

Construction of velocity and acceleration diagram by graphical method (Relative Velocity Method), Four bar mechanism, slider crank mechanisms and complex mechanism. Introduction - terminology, classifications, types of follower motion - Uniform Velocity Motion, Simple Harmonic Motion, Uniform Acceleration and Retardation Motion - Construction of cam profile - Knife edge follower, Roller and flat faced follower.

General profiles of gears- Theory of involutes gearing -Contact ratio - Gear trains: Simple, Compound, Reverted and Epicyclic gear train. Balancing- need of balancing, concept of static and dynamic balancing, Balancing of rotating mass by another mass in the same plane, Forces due to revolving masses.

General profiles of gears- Theory of involutes gearing -Contact ratio - Gear trains: Simple, Compound, Reverted and Epicyclic gear train. Balancing- need of balancing, concept of static and dynamic balancing, Balancing of rotating mass by another mass in the same plane, Forces due to revolving masses.

Governors - Types - Centrifugal governors - Gravity controlled and spring controlled governors –Characteristics - Effect of friction - Controlling Force. Gyroscopes – Gyroscopic forces and torques- Gyroscopic couple - Gyroscopic stabilization - Gyroscopic effects in Automobiles, ships and airplanes.