Class Test-2 on Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (MCL111) on 21st October 2020 (Wednesday)

Instruction: Please see the distribution of marks and answer accordingly.

Full Marks: 10, Time: 20 minutes

Name: Entry Number: Group Number:

1. The Figure below shows a linkage.

(a) Find the degree(s) of freedom by considering all points contacts as higher pairs. Please note that the
conventional symbol of a small circle at the points named indicates the presence of a revolute pair. …(3)

(b) Explain, the physical degrees of freedom, i.e. how you will be able to get the configuration of the linkage with
the knowledge of the degree(s) of freedom … (2)

(c) Find the effective degree(s) of freedom of the linkage. … (1)

(d) Now sketch a neat diagram of the linkage by replacing all the higher pairs by equivalent lower pairs. Please use
the names of the points and show geometrical requirements like parallelism, perpendicularity etc. (5)

Figure-1: The linkage