E XAMINATION # 3 - N UMERICAL M ETHODS (TAKE -H OME )

IME3007, Fall 2021 P. Arauz

Due: by 10:15 am on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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Important notes:

Read the problem statements very carefully before you answer them. Answer all questions. Check algebra
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Don not panic and good luck! Have a wonderful holiday season.

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1. (25% total) Glaucoma is the second leading cause of vision loss worldwide. High intraocular pressure
(pressure inside the eye) almost always accompanies vision loss. It is postulated that the high pressure
damages a subject of cells in the eye that are responsible for vision. Investigators theorize that the
relationship between vision loss and pressure can be described as
Rt
V L = Aek 25 (P −13)dt

where V L is the percent vision loss, P is intraocular pressure (mm Hg), t is time (years), and k and
A are constants. Given the data below from three patients, estimate the constants k and A.

Patient A B C
Age at diagnosis 65 43 80
VL 60 40 30

Age, years 25 40 50 60 65
Patient A
P mm Hg 13 15 22 23 24
Age, years 25 40 41 42 43
Patient B
P mm Hg 11 30 32 33 35
Age, years 25 40 50 60 80
Patient C
P mm Hg 13 14 15 17 19

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2. (25% total) Taylor’s equation for tool wear is given by

vT n = C

where v is the cutting speed in m/min, T is the expected tool life in min, and n and C are constants
derived from measured data analytically or computed by curve fitting using the least squared method.
The data obtained from a series of experiments with different machine speeds and tool lives of a tool
are tabulated in the following:

Exp. data speed, v m/min tool life, T min

set 1 400 100
set 2 300 240
set 3 200 820
set 4 50 54,000

Use the singular value decomposition technique to implement the least-squares fit algorithm to obtain
the coefficient C and exponent n of the Taylor’s tool life equation for the tool considered here.
[HINT: log10 (vT n ) = log10 (v) + n log10 (T ) = log10 (C) ]

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 Figure 1: Displacement diagram of a cam follower.

3. (25% total) Derive the equations to describe the displacement diagram of a cam which rises with a
polynomial motion from a dwell to another dwell such that the total lift is L = 5 mm, and returns
with a polynomial motion from a dwell to another dwell as illustrated in Figure 1.
The experimental data points for the cam turn (θ) in degrees and the follower displacement (y) in mm
are as follows:

θ y θ y θ y θ y
0 0.00 100 2.66 200 4.84 300 0.86
20 0.04 120 3.60 220 4.36 320 0.29
40 0.29 140 4.36 240 3.60 340 0.04
60 0.86 160 4.84 260 2.66 360 0.00
80 1.69 180 5.00 280 1.69

(a) To a polynomial of degree 8th. Determine the polynomial coefficients and plot the data and the
polynomial when the cam the raises.
(b) To a polynomial. Determine the polynomial coefficients and plot the data and the polynomial
when the cam returns.
(c) Based on your results, what are the maximum velocity and acceleration of this system?

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4. (25% total) Find an appropriate least square approximating polynomial for the function f (x) =
8e−0.6x cos(5x − 8) on the interval [0.1, 2.5]. Plot the data and the polynomial found. Does the
result make sense?