Experience in the development and use of software systems in the course of "Theory of Mechanisms and Machines"

Abstract

The software systems which were developed at the Department “Theory of Machines and Mechanisms”, are designed to teach students the analytical methods of analysis and problem solving in term projects. These problems are kinematic analysis of mechanisms, force analysis and dynamics research of mechanisms. A distinctive feature of the applied analytical methods was the fact that methods of analysis were not focused on the types of mechanisms but on Assur’s groups where it is easy to get the exact analytical solution. Graphical visualization of the solutions was widely used which made it possible to compare the solutions of problems of Theory of mechanisms and machines with the solutions obtained by traditional methods. The department also widely use the method of check all input data in tasks for term projects with the use of this software complex , because it is the only way to correct the error quickly and easily.