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ME 309: Mechanics of Machines
Home Work: 01 Submission: On or before January 31, 2022
Mapping between course outcome and student outcome through Home Work questions
Questions Course outcome ABET SO
All i. To demonstrate an understanding of fundamentals of mechanics 1
of machines.
1. Find three (or other number as associated) of following common devices. Sketch careful kinematic
diagrams and find their total degrees of freedom.
a) An automobile hood hinge mechanism.
b) An automobile hatchback lift mechanism.
c) A folding ironing board.
d) A folding beach chair.
e) A folding baby walker.
f) A windshield wiper mechanism.
g) A dump truck damp mechanism.
h) An automobile jack.
2. How many DOF do you have in your wrist and hand combined? Describe them.
3. How many DOF do the following joints have?
a) Your knee
b) Your ankle
c) Your shoulder
d) Your hip
e) Your knuckle
4. Describe the motion of the following items as pure rotation, pure translation, or complex planar
motion.
a) A windmill
b) A bicycle (in the vertical plane, not turning)
c) The keys on a computer keyboard
d) The hockey puck on the ice.
5. Find the mobility of mechanisms shown in the following figures.