After completing ME 481, all students should be able to:
1) recognize constrained kinematic chains embedded in larger engineering systems
2) identify forward and inverse dynamic problems
3) plan, implement and debug an appropriate computer-based design tool to analyze kinematics and dynamics of 2D constrained mechanisms
4) use numerical integration methods and other numerical solution techniques
5) learn and understand the underlying algorithms and theory behind commercially available mechanism analysis software
6) communicate well using verbal, written and electronic methods