Republic of The Philippines

BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY

ABUCAY CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department

ASSIGNMENT
KINEMATIC CHAIN

In partial fulfillment on the course:

AGBE2613: MACHINE DESIGN

Submitted by: 
LEE HENRY D. CASTRO
MARIANNE A. DEL ROSARIO
MARK JAYSON ESTEVES
DINO S. LEGASPI
JOHN DAVID QUIROZ
BSABE 4

Submitted to: 
ENGR. JONATHAN E. LACAYANGA
Faculty, BSABE Department

1 Semester,
nd

AY 2021 -2022
Background:
The group designed a sanding machine that would allow the simultaneous sanding of
two opposite faces of wood planks, boards, panel, and others. Basically, the machine
multiplies the torque input by transmitting it through a high gear ratio of choice. Then the
machine uses a coupler to transmit this rotational motion to two revolute joints that would
transform it into two translational motions that are acting simultaneously in opposite
directions.

Drawing of the Machine

The following figures presents the drawing of the machine according to the concept of
the group. Figure 1 shows the major components of the machine as well.

Figure 1. Drawing of Sanding Machine Concept

1-frame, 2-driver gear, 3-driven gear, 4-coupler, 5-slider arm, 6-slider
 Figure 2. Top View of the Sanding Machine Concept

Kinematic Representation:
Figure 3 presents the kinematic representation of the sanding machine formulated by
the group. The kinematic representation includes a gear pair that represents the gears of the
machine, two revolute joints that represents the slider arms, and 2 prismatic joints that
represents the sliders.

Figure 3. Kinematic Representation of the Machine

From the kinematic representation above, it can be observed that the total number of
links is equal to 7, the number of joints is equal to 8, and the number of higher pairs is equal
to 1. Using the Kutzbach Equation, it can be found that the degrees of freedom or the
mobility of the machine designed is equal to 1