1.

Comment on following as Complete constraint, Successful constraint, Rigid frame,

Incomplete constraint
1. 4 links, 4 turning pairs----------- Complete constraint
2. 3 links, 3 turning pairs----------- Rigid frame
3. 5 links, 5 turning pairs----------- Incomplete constraint
4. The connection between the piston and cylinder in a reciprocating engine---Successful constraint
2. Find the degree of freedom of following.(1, 1,2,1,1)

1.

4.

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3.

5.

6. Comment on following as higher pair, lower pair:

1. Pair of gear in mesh ----higher pair 2. Belt and pulley----- wraping pair(higher pair)
3. Cylinder and piston -----lower pair 4. Cam and follower------higher pair
7. In Figure a pair of locking toggle pliers is shown.
a. Identify the type of linkage (four-bar, slider-crank, etc.).------four bar mechanism
b. What link is used as a driving link?------2nd
c. What is the function of this mechanism?-To hold the flat surface object

d. How does the adjusting screw affect this function? ---Grashof: The sum of the shortest (S) and longest (L) links of a planar four-bar linkage must be
smaller than the sum of the remaining two links (P, Q). In this case the shortest link can rotate
360degree relative to the longest link.
L + S < P + Q: crank-rocker, double-crank, rocker-crank, double-rocker
L + S = P + Q: crank-rocker, double-crank, rocker-crank, double-rocker, note: linkage can change
its closure in singularity positions (all links aligned)
If L + S > P + Q, double-rocker, no continuous rotation of any link