Swinburne University of Technology

(Sarawak Campus)

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

MEE40003 Machine Dynamics 2

Semester 1 2021

ASSIGNMENT 1

Due date: 23rd of April 2021, 11.59pm

Candidates ID No: _________________________________

Candidates Name: _________________________________

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Instructions:

1. All questions must be answered.

2. State any appropriate assumption if necessary.
3. Show full solution (or codes) for each question.

This assignment is designed to provide an authentic learning experience through simulated

problem statement similar to those in real-world.

It should be made known that this assignment is purely fictitious and that any similarity in
names and/or problem posed is pure coincidence.

This assignment will be assessing your learning mastery in kinematics analysis and gear train
analysis through the following Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs)

1. Analyse four bar mechanisms, machine components, and vibrations system (K1, K2, K3, S1,
S2) (EAC PO1).

3. Use practical engineering packages to determine force and moments in the linkage, cam,
gear and machine (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2) (EAC PO3).

5. Generate high quality reports (A2, A7) (EAC PO10).

6. Develop the expertise to handle a complex real-life problem (K2, K4, K6, S1, S2) (EAC PO3)

Marking summary for this assignment and its alignment to respective ULO is as presented
below. Detailed marking rubric is made available in Appendix 1 for your reference.

Marking summary (to be used by the exam markers only)

Sections ULO Possible Marks Marks Obtained

1 1,6 10
2 1 10
3 3,6 50
4 1 10
5 5 20
Total
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Pump jack is a driven mechanism, used in the oil field, to extract crude oil from oil well where there is
insufficient pressure in the well to force the oil to the surface. Pump jack is a rotary-reciprocal
application of a four-bar linkage. A pump jack typically consists of a long, heavy beam that is externally
powered. One end of the heavy beam is a series of rods known as sucker rods. As the beam rises and
falls, the series of sucker rods dips into and out of the well. The other end of the beam is connected
to a pulley system which provides the continuous movement of the pump jack.

MD Engineering and Consultancy is a company that specialise in pumping units such as pump jack used
in the petroleum industries. The company received a client request to troubleshoot one of their pump
jacks in Northeast Colorado. Figure 1 shows a pump jack used in the oil field that is to be troubleshot.

Figure 1: A pump jack in Northeast Colorado. Image credit Flickr image by Greg Goebel

You have been assigned to the project team working on this assignment. As the junior engineer of the
project team, your project manager has assigned you to conduct a desktop kinematics and gear train
analysis prior entering the field. Dimensions of the pump jack is given as Appendix 2. All dimensions
are in metre.

One salient feature of the pump jack to allow for efficient pumping is that the end with sucker rods
are designed such that its tangent is always parallel to the Y axis. The engineers on the field has
measured positions P1 as (2.91, 0.84) and P2 as (2.55, 1.11) with respect to xy coordinate system.
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Your tasks are to

1) Determine the angles that the crank (link 2) makes with the position X axis when links 2 and 3
are in toggle positions.
2) Based on P1 and P2 coordinates in xy coordinate system, analyse the position of P1 and P2 in
the XY coordinate system and evaluate if this salient feature is maintained.
3) Consider the crank to move at a constant velocity of 10 rad/s. Write a MATLAB code to
compute the angular positions, velocities, and accelerations for link 3 and 4, as a function of
link 2 angles in the XY coordinate systems.
4) Considering the gearbox used in driving the crank is a compound gear train. Dimensions of
the gear train is given in Appendix 3. Calculate what is the velocity ratio, and required angular
velocity (input) to drive the crank. Express your angular velocity in rpm.
5) Conclude your analysis and submit in proper report format.
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Appendix 1 – Marking rubric

Excellent Good Acceptable Below average

(80-100%) (65-79%) (50-64%) (>50%)
Task 1a Successful identification Successful Successful identification Unsuccessful attempt of
and correct value of identification and of frame transformation. this task.
(ULO6) transformation angle. correct value of Unable to correctly
Solution is accompanied transformation angle. determine the
(5 marks) with relevant drawing(s). transformation angle
Task 1b Successful analysis and Successful analysis and Analysis does not Unsuccessful attempt of
description of toggle description of toggle consider frame this task.
(ULO 1) position with correct position with correct transformation
transformation angle. transformation angle.
(5 marks) Solution is accompanied
with relevant drawing(s).
Task 2 Successful analysis of P1 Successful analysis of Correct use of methods. Unsuccessful attempt of
and P2 position in XY P1 and P2 position in XY Unable to correctly this task.
(ULO 1) coordinate systems. coordinate systems. analyse P1 and P2
Salient feature is validated. position in XY coordinate
(10 marks) systems.
Task 3a Successful completion of Successful completion Successful completion of Successful completion of
all required analysis with of all required analysis all required analysis the kinematic analysis
(ULO 3) correct kinematic values. listed in the listed in the Outstanding listed in the Outstanding
Outstanding column. column. Majority of column. All kinematic
(40 marks) 1. Position analysis Some kinematic values kinematic values are values are incorrectly
2. Velocity analysis are incorrectly incorrectly computed computed.
3. Acceleration analysis computed
4. Plots of all kinematic Plots of kinematic
analysis Minimal description of Minimal description of analysis are missing.
MATLAB codes is MATLAB codes is
Proper description of presented. presented. No description of
MATLAB codes is MATLAB codes is
presented. presented.

Task 3b Successful incorporation of Attempt to Attempt to incorporate MATLAB code does not
transformation angle in incorporate transformation angle in consider transformation
(ULO 6) MATLAB codes. transformation angle MATLAB codes. angle
in MATLAB codes.
(10 marks)
Task 4 Successful completion of Successful completion Successful completion of Unsuccessful attempt of
all required analysis. of all required analysis all required analysis this task.
(ULO 1) listed in the listed in the Outstanding
1. Velocity ratio Outstanding column column. Some values are
(10 marks) 2. Angular velocity incorrectly calculated.
Minimal description of
Proper description of formulation. Minimal description of
formulation is presented. formulation.
Task 5 Overall report Report is missing or Report is missing or Report is missing or
contains: incomplete one of the incomplete two to four incomplete of more than
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Clarity of section 1. Title Page items listed in the of the items listed in the four items in the
layout 2. Table of contents Outstanding column Outstanding column Outstanding column
3. Nomenclature page
(ULO 5) (must contain all variables OR OR OR
used)
(20 marks) 4. Sections headings with Report is missing or Report has no
brief, descriptive names Introduction is missing incomplete one or two of introduction.
5. Detailed introduction one of the items in the the items listed
explaining the assignment Outstanding column in the Outstanding
tasks. column
6. Proper referencing is AND Introduction is
present. missing two of the items
in the Outstanding
column
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Appendix 2 – Dimensions of the pump jack in metre

All dimensions are in metre

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Appendix 3 – Dimensions of the gear train

Gear number 2 3 4 5
Gear diameter (m) 0.18 0.99 0.21 1.17