MECH 401 - Fall 2024

eInstructor:

Levent Beker

TAs:

Announcement #4:

Oct 21 - Submit your group members through the below link, due Wed 5pm. You will be assigned randomly, if we dont see your name by then.

https://airtable.com/appph7M6cchTEaYfX/pagtJ3Nhihlj1mrcJ/form

Announcement #3:

Oct 21 - Submit your interest in participating in the research component through the below link, again due Wed 5pm. 

https://airtable.com/appph7M6cchTEaYfX/pagQnUw2vmKAbYX3D/form

Announcement #2:

Oct 8 - Due to high number of students enrolled, please form a group of 6 students. You will be provided a link to input your names early next week.

Announcement #1:

Oct 8 - Lab sessions are announced. See PDF document below. Contact Alp (atoymus21@ku.edu.tr) if you have any questions.

Prerequisites:

MECH. 201 and MECH. 206 and MECH. 301 and MECH. 302 and MECH. 304) or consent of the instructor

Course Outline

• Basic Instrumentation and measurement techniques for mechanical engineering systems;

• General measurement system;

• Standards;

• Experimental test plan;

• Uncertainty & common error elements;

• Static and dynamic signals;

• Fast Fourier Transform;

• Sampling concepts, Signal conditioning;

• Filters & amplifiers;

• Mechanical and electrical building blocks of transducers;

• Presentation of data;

• Experimentation with mechanical systems to demonstrate fluid, heat transfer, dynamics, control, and mechanics of materials concepts.

Experiments

Lab groups

To set up your lab groups, please go to this page (you must first log into your Google account to view and edit). You cannot edit/change groups after the second week.