Mechanism – Basic terminology and definitions, degree of freedom, mobility. Grashoff‘s law. Kinematic inversions - 4-bar chain, slider crank chain. Determination of velocity and acceleration of simple mechanisms using relative velocity method.

Applied and Constrained Forces – Free body diagrams –superposition principle – static Equilibrium conditions – Two, Three and four members – Static Force analysis in simple machine members – Dynamic Force Analysis – Inertia Forces and Inertia Torque – D-Alembert’s principle –dynamic Force Analysis in simple machine members

Fundamentals of cam, Classifications, displacement diagrams, uniform velocity, simple harmonic paths. Layout of plate cam profiles for different types of followers - knife - edged, roller, design, derivatives of follower motion.

Gear – Types and profile – nomenclature of spur & helical gears – laws of gearing – interference – requirement of minimum number of teeth in gears – gear trains – simple, compound and epicyclic gear trains. Sliding and Rolling Friction angle – friction in threads – Belt and rope drives

Static and dynamic balancing – single and several masses in different planes – primary and secondary balancing of reciprocating masses - Balancing of single and multicylinder engines. Governors – Spring loaded and dead weight governors