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GKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY::CHENNAI-63 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEEIRNG III SEM MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ME2203- KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY

UNIT TEST -01 DATE: PART A(10 X 2 = 20 MARKS) 1. Differentiate between machine and structure. 2. Write down Kutzhback criterion to find the mobility of a planar mechanism. 3. Define transmission angle and its significance. 4. List the classifications of cam followers based on shape. 5. List out the inversions of a double slider crank chain. 6. Define Degree of Freedom and give the DOF for a shaft in a circular hole. 7. State Grashofs law for a four bar linkage. 8. State the expressions for maximum velocity and acceleration of a follower moves with cycloidal motion. 9. What is higher pair? 10. Define pitch curve of the cam. PART B (3 X 10 = 30 MARKS) 11.a. From the following data draw the profile of a cam in which the follower moves with SHM during ascent while it moves with uniformly accelerated and decelerated motion during descent. Least radius of the cam = 50 mm; Angle of ascent = 48; Angle of dwell= 42; Angle of descent= 60; Lift of the follower= 40 mm; Diameter of the roller= 30 mm. If the cam rotates at 360 rpm anticlockwise find the maximum velocity and acceleration of the follower during descent. (OR) 11.b. (i) Explain the following terms : (1) Prime circle (2) Pressure Angle related to cams. (ii) Draw the profile of a disc cam to give uniform motion and uniform velocity during outstroke of 25 mm to a knife edge follower during first half revolution. Return of cam is also of similar uniform motion with uniform velocity during remaining half revolution. Minimum radius of the cam is 25 mm. Assume that the axis of knife edge follower passes through cam axis. 12. (i) State and prove Kutchbach criterion for the following kinematic chains: Three bar chain, Four bar chain,(4) (ii) Draw any two inversions of a four bar kinematic chain.(6) 13. Draw the different types of kinematic pairs (10) TIME:

GKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY::CHENNAI-63 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEEIRNG III SEM MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ME2203- KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY UNIT TEST -01 DATE: PART A(10 X 2 = 20 MARKS) Define pantograph? Define Toggle position in a four bar mechanism. What is meant by Inversion of mechanism? Define Kinematic chain. In a four bar mechanism if we make the shortest link as fixed link means what happen in the output motion? 6. What you understand the term Degree of freedom of a mechanism ? 7. Distinguish radial and cylindrical cams. 8. What are the different motions of the follower? 9. Define trace point in the study of cams. 10. Define pressure angle with respect to cams. PART B (3 X 10 = 30 MARKS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TIME:

11.a

Draw the profile of a cam operating a Knife-edged follower from the following data: (a) Follower to move outward through 40 mm during 60 of a cam rotation; (b) Follower to dwell for the next 45 (c) Follower to return its original position during next 90 (d)Follower to dwell for the rest of cam rotation. The displacement of the follower is to take place with simple harmonic motion during both the outward and return strokes. The least radius of the cam is 50mm. If the cam rotates at 300 r.p.m., determine the maximum velocity and acceleration of the follower during the Outward stroke and return stroke. (or) b. Construct a tangent cam and mention the important terminologies on it. Also derive the expression for displacement, velocity, acceleration of a reciprocating roller follower when the roller has contact with the nose. 12. In a crank and slotted lever quick return motion mechanism, the length of the fixed link is 300mm and that of the crank is 150mm.Determine the maximum angle the slotted lever will make the fixed link. Also determine the ratio of the time of cutting and return stroke. If the length of slotted bar is 700mm, what would be the length of the stroke, assuming that the line of stroke passes through the positions of the free end of the slotted lever? 13. Draw the any three inversions of single slider chain mechanism.

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