Assignment KOM MAE215

KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MACHINES
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Module 4 & 5: Gear & Gear train
Date of Submission: 5th April 2020
1. Prove that the velocity of sliding is proportional to the distance of the point of contact
from the pitch point.
2. Prove that for two involute gear wheels in mesh, the angular velocity ratio does not change
if the center distance is increased within limits, but the pressure angle increases.
3. Derive an expression for the length of the arc of contact in a pair of meshed spur gears.
4. Explain briefly the differences between simple, compound, and epicyclic gear trains.
What are the special advantages of epicyclic gear trains?
5. How the velocity ratio of epicyclic gear train is obtained by tabular method?
6. The pitch circle diameter of the smaller of the two spur wheels which mesh externally and
have involute teeth is 100 mm. The number of teeth are 16 and 32. The pressure angle is 20°
and the addendum is 0.32 of the circular pitch. Find the length of the path of contact of the
pair of teeth.
7. The number of teeth in gears 1 and 2 are 60 and 40; module = 3 mm; pressure angle = 20°
and addendum = 0.318 of the circular pitch. Determine the velocity of sliding when the
contact is at the tip of the teeth of gear 2 and the gear 2 rotates at 800 r.p.m.
8. In an epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. the

wheel C is keyed to the shaft B and wheel F is keyed
to shaft A. The wheels D and E rotate together on a
pin fixed to the arm G. The number of teeth on
wheels C, D, E and F are 35, 65, 32 and 68
respectively. If the shaft A rotates at 60 r.p.m. and
the shaft B rotates at 28 r.p.m. in the opposite
direction, find the speed and direction of rotation of
arm G. [Ans. 90 r.p.m., in the same direction as shaft
A]
9. An epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. is composed of a fixed

annular wheel A having 150 teeth. The wheel A is meshing with
wheel B which drives wheel D through an idle wheel C, D being
concentric with A. The wheels B and C are carried on an arm,
which revolves clockwise at 100 r.p.m. about the axis of A and D.
If the wheels B and D have 25 teeth and 40 teeth respectively, find
the number of teeth on C and the speed and sense of rotation of C.
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a) Student name, batch, program and enrollment number should be mentioned. b)
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Name Uhinee Banerjee

Enrollment Number A2399818054
Program B. Tech ME
Course Name Kinematics of Machine
Course Code MAE215
Course Faculty Dr. Rohit Sharma
Total Marks of Assignment 10
Marking Scheme (To be decided by Numerical: 40%
Faculty) Theory: 40%
Application: 20%
SLO Assessed (Please see the SLO-3 and 4
syllabus)
% Contribution in Continuous 26%
Assessment
(Please see marking scheme)
Marks Obtained 10
Date of Issue 27/03/2020
Date of Submission 05/04/2020
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Name Amanpreet Singh Bhogal

Program B.Tech ME
Course Code MAE215
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Name Saksham Sharma

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Name Kanishq Gandhi

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Name Arjun Bhardwaj

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Name Akshat Anand

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KINEMATICS OF MACHINES
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Module 1: Mechanism and Machines
Date of Submission: 3rd Feb. 2020

1. Define and explain the following terms:
(a)Kinematic Link, Types of links.
(b)Mechanism
(c)Mobility of mechanisms
(d)Kinematic chain
2. Define a kinematic pair. Describe classification of kinetic pairs according to (a) type of
relative motion between the elements, (b) type of contact between elements and (c) the type
of closure.
3. Define inversions of mechanism. Explain, with sketches, inversions of four bar chain.
4. Define degree of freedom of a chain. Determine degrees of freedom of a single link, four
bar chain and five bar chain.
5. Explain, with sketches, inversions of single & double slider crank chain.
6. What is redundant degree of freedom of a mechanism?
7. Determine the degree of freedom of the mechanisms as shown in fig. below
8. In a crank and slotted lever quick return mechanism, the distance between the fixed centres
is 150 mm and the driving crank is 75 mm long. Determine the ratio of the time taken on the
cutting and return strokes.
9. In a crank and slotted lever quick return motion mechanism, the distance between the
fixed centres O and C is 200 mm. The driving crank CP is 75 mm long. The pin Q on the
slotted lever, 360 mm from the fulcrum O, is connected by a link QR 100 mm long, to a pin
R on the ram. The line of stroke of R is perpendicular to OC and intersects OC produced at
a point 150 mm from C. Determine the ratio of times taken on the cutting and return strokes.
10. In a crank and slotted lever quick return mechanism, as shown in Fig. 5.37, the driving
crank length is 75 mm. The distance between the fixed centres is 200 mm and the length of
the slotted lever is 500 mm. Find the ratio of the times taken on the cutting and idle strokes.
Determine the effective stroke also.
11. The method of obtaining different mechanisms by fixing in turn different links in a
kinematic chain, is known as
a) structure
b) machine
c) inversion
d) compound mechanism
12. If the number of links in a mechanism are equal to l, then the number of possible
inversions are equal to
a) l – 2
b) l – 1
c) l
d) l + 1
13. Which of the following statement is correct as regard to the difference between a
machine and a structure?
a) The parts of a machine move relative to one another, whereas the members of a
structure do not move relative to one another.
b) The links of a machine may transmit both power and motion, whereas the members of a
structure transmit forces only.
c) A machine transforms the available energy into some useful work, whereas in a
structure no energy is transformed into useful work.
d) all of the mentioned
14. A kinematic chain is known as a mechanism when
a) none of the links is fixed
b) one of the links is fixed
c) two of the links are fixed
d) none of the mentioned
15. The inversion of a mechanism is
a) changing of a higher pair to a lower pair
b) turning its upside down
c) obtained by fixing different links in a kinematic chain
d) obtained by reversing the input and output motion
16. The mechanism in which two are turning pairs and two are sliding pairs, is called a
a) double slider crank chain
b) elliptical trammel
c) scotch yoke mechanism
d) all of the mentioned
KINEMATICS OF MACHINES
Home Assignment
Module 2 & 3: Basic Kinematics & Kinematic Analysis
Date of Submission: 2nd Mar. 2020

1. Define instantaneous centre and instantaneous axis. Describe, with proof, the method of
determining the velocity of a point on a moving link.
2. Describe the properties of instantaneous centre and types of instantaneous centres.
Describe, with the help of sketches, method of locating instantaneous centre for (a) pin joint,
(b) pure rolling contact and (c) sliding contact.
3. Explain and prove Arnold Kennedy’s theorem.
4. A slider crank mechanism with crank radius 200 mm and connecting rod length 800 mm
is shown. The crank is rotating at 600 rpm in the counterclockwise direction. In the
configuration shown, the crank makes an angle of 90o with the sliding direction of the slider,
and a force of 5 kN is acting on the slider. Neglecting the inertia forces, the turning moment
on the crank (in kN-m) is __________
5. The rod AB, of length 1 m, shown in the figure is connected to two sliders at each end
through pins. The sliders can slide along QP and QR. If the velocity VA of the slider at A is
2 m/s, the velocity of the midpoint of the rod at this instant is ___________ m/s.
6. A rigid link PQ is 2 m long and oriented at 20° to the horizontal as shown in the figure.The
magnitude and direction of velocity VQ, and the direction of velocity VP are given. The
magnitude of VP (in m/s) at this instant is
7. Locate all the instantaneous centres of the mechanism as shown in Fig. The lengths of
various links are: AB = 150 mm; BC = 300 mm; CD = 225 mm; and CE = 500 mm. When
the crank AB rotates in the anticlockwise direction at a uniform speed of 240 r.p.m.; find 1.
Velocity of the slider E, and 2. Angular velocity of the links BC and CE.
8. The crank OA of a mechanism, as shown in Fig., rotates clockwise at 120 r.p.m. The
lengths of various links are: OA = 100 mm; AB = 500 mm; AC = 100 mm and CD = 750
mm.
9. In a slider crank mechanism, the length of crank OB and connecting rod AB are 125 mm
and 500 mm respectively. The centre of gravity G of the connecting rod is 275 mm from the
slider A. The crank speed is 600 r.p.m. clockwise. When the crank has turned 45° from the
inner dead centre position, determine: 1. velocity of the slider A, 2. velocity of the point G,
and 3. angular velocity of the connecting rod AB.
10. In the mechanism, as shown in Fig., OA and OB are two equal cranks at right angles
rotating about O at a speed of 40 r.p.m. anticlockwise. The dimensions of the various links
are as follows:
11. In a mechanism as shown in Fig., the link AB rotates with a uniform angular velocity of
30 rad/s. The lengths of various links are: AB = 100 mm; BC = 300 mm; BD = 150 mm; DE
= 250 mm; EF = 200 mm; DG = 165 mm. Determine the velocity and acceleration of G for
the given configuration.
12. The dimensions of the various links of a mechanism, as shown in Fig., are as follows:
OA = 80 mm; AC = CB = CD = 120 mm If the crank OA rotates at 150 r.p.m. in the
anticlockwise direction, find, for the given configuration: 1. velocity and acceleration of B
and D; 2. Rubbing velocity on the pin at C, if its diameter is 20 mm; and 3. angular
acceleration of the links AB and CD.
KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MACHINES
Home Assignments
Module 4 & 5: Gear & Gear train
Date of Submission: 5th April 2020
1. Prove that the velocity of sliding is proportional to the distance of the point of contact
from the pitch point.
2. Prove that for two involute gear wheels in mesh, the angular velocity ratio does not change
if the center distance is increased within limits, but the pressure angle increases.
3. Derive an expression for the length of the arc of contact in a pair of meshed spur gears.
4. Explain briefly the differences between simple, compound, and epicyclic gear trains.
What are the special advantages of epicyclic gear trains?
5. How the velocity ratio of epicyclic gear train is obtained by tabular method?
6. The pitch circle diameter of the smaller of the two spur wheels which mesh externally and
have involute teeth is 100 mm. The number of teeth are 16 and 32. The pressure angle is 20°
and the addendum is 0.32 of the circular pitch. Find the length of the path of contact of the
pair of teeth.
7. The number of teeth in gears 1 and 2 are 60 and 40; module = 3 mm; pressure angle = 20°
and addendum = 0.318 of the circular pitch. Determine the velocity of sliding when the
contact is at the tip of the teeth of gear 2 and the gear 2 rotates at 800 r.p.m.
8. In an epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. the

wheel C is keyed to the shaft B and wheel F is keyed
to shaft A. The wheels D and E rotate together on a
pin fixed to the arm G. The number of teeth on
wheels C, D, E and F are 35, 65, 32 and 68
respectively. If the shaft A rotates at 60 r.p.m. and
the shaft B rotates at 28 r.p.m. in the opposite
direction, find the speed and direction of rotation of
arm G. [Ans. 90 r.p.m., in the same direction as shaft
A]
9. An epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. is composed of a fixed

annular wheel A having 150 teeth. The wheel A is meshing with
wheel B which drives wheel D through an idle wheel C, D being
concentric with A. The wheels B and C are carried on an arm,
which revolves clockwise at 100 r.p.m. about the axis of A and D.
If the wheels B and D have 25 teeth and 40 teeth respectively, find
the number of teeth on C and the speed and sense of rotation of C.

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KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF MACHINES

8. In an epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. the

9. An epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. is composed of a fixed

1 Marking Scheme of Assignment

Name Uhinee Banerjee

Name Amanpreet Singh Bhogal

Name Saksham Sharma

Name Kanishq Gandhi

Name Arjun Bhardwaj

Figure 1: Marking Scheme Table (Average)

Name Siddhant Singh

Name Yashaswin Tanwar

Name Akshat Anand

Module 1: Mechanism and Machines

Date of Submission: 3rd Feb. 2020

Module 2 & 3: Basic Kinematics & Kinematic Analysis

Date of Submission: 2nd Mar. 2020

8. In an epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. the

9. An epicyclic gear train, as shown in Fig. is composed of a fixed

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