MECH 343 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Fall 2006
Week Dates Topics Notes Reading Assignment Laboratory
1 28-Aug Introduction to course, review of syllabus LECTURE 1 1.1-1.4 [MATH REVIEW] Student information sheet (due 9/1 in class)
  30-Aug Fundamentals of translational motion     HW1 out  
  1-Sep Fundamentals of translational motion   2.1-2.4 HW1 solution  
2 4-Sep LABOR DAY - No Class      
  6-Sep Translational and Rotational Systems LECTURE 2 5.1-5.4   Lab Notebook guidelines
  8-Sep Rotational Systems        
3 11-Sep Equivalent systems, Energy methods for developing EOM LECTURE 3   HW 1 due, 2 out Tutorials: Matlab, Simulink, LabVIEW, ELVIS
  13-Sep Classification of diff eqns, 1st and 2nd order homogeneous bungee example App C, D HW2 Lab 1 handout (to be done individually, due at Lab 2)
  15-Sep 1st and 2nd order homogeneous ODEs     HW2 solution Simulink tutorial
4 18-Sep Solving 2nd order ODEs and charac. response LECTURE 4   HW 2 due, 3 out  
  20-Sep Solving 2nd order ODEs and charac. response   3.1-3.2 HW3  
  22-Sep State variable equations     HW3 solution  
5 25-Sep State variable and input-output equations     HW 3 due, 4 out Electrical Systems 1
  27-Sep NO CLASS     HW4  
  29-Sep Logarithmic decrement     HW4 solution  
6 2-Oct Examples   6.1-6.8 HW 4 due, 5 out  
  4-Oct Electrical systems     HW5  
  6-Oct Electrical systems     HW5 solution  
7 9-Oct Block diagrams and simulation   4.1-4.4, 8.2   Electrical Systems 2
  11-Oct Examples, exam review        
  13-Oct MIDTERM EXAM        
8 16-Oct MIDTERM RECESS - No Class     HW5 due  
  18-Oct Review exam results, Coulomb friction     HW 6 out  
  20-Oct Laplace transform LECTURE 5 7.1-7.5    
9 23-Oct ODE solutions using Laplace transform example 8-37     Haptic Paddle: Motor Spin-down
  25-Oct Transfer functions        
  27-Oct Transfer functions   8.1-8.4, E    
10 30-Oct Examples   9.1-9.3 HW6 due  
  1-Nov Examples and block diagrams LECTURE 6      
  3-Nov Introduction to linearization       10.1-10.5 HW6 solution  
11 6-Nov Electromechanical systems   11.1-11.4   Haptic Paddle: System Inertia and Sensor Calibration
  8-Nov Examples   12.1-12.3 HW7 out  
  10-Nov Examples        
12 13-Nov Thermal systems      HW7 due Haptic Paddle: System Components
  15-Nov Fluid systems     HW8 out  
  17-Nov Fluid systems     HW7 solution  
13 20-Nov Block diagrams LECTURE 7 13.1-13.4    
  22-Nov Modeling, Analysis and Design (MAD)     HW9 out  
  24-Nov THANKSGIVING RECESS   14.1-14.6    
14 27-Nov More MAD   14.1-14.6 HW8 due Haptic Paddle: Virtual Systems
  29-Nov Catch-up day     HW8 solution  
  1-Dec          
15 4-Dec Introduction to feedback control    15.1-15.2 HW9 due  
  6-Dec Review for Final Exam REVIEW notes      
  8-Dec Additional review, wrap-up     HW9 solution  
    Final Exam        
Portions of this material courtesy of A. Okamura (JHU)
This schedule is subject to change.  Information given in class supercedes this schedule.