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Examination Paper of
Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
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Course Number: 1617102035 Time of the examination: 100 minutes

Major: Mechanical Engineering 2018 Close book examination

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密 1. Single Choice Questions (1 point each, a total of 10 points)

(1) A ( ) is designed to provide significant forces, motions and transmit
significant power, material or information.
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A. mechanism B. structure C. machine

(2) In the following things, ( ) is a part.

封 A. gear B. engine C. electric generator

(3) A cam mechanism is a ( ) mechanism.
A. lower pair B. higher pair C. linkage
(4) There are ( ) instantaneous centers in a four-bar linkage.
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6
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(5) The direction of the resultant reaction force FR21 will be inclined at an angle ( )
to the sense of the relative velocity V12 (the angle of friction is 𝜑).
线 A. 90° + 𝜑 B. 90° − 𝜑 C. 180° − 𝜑
(6) In a crank-rocker linkage, if one side link can rotate through full revolution, it must be
the ( ) link.
A. shortest B. longest C. shortest or longest
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(7) The circle drawn to the cam profile with the minimum radius is called the ( ).
A. prime circle B. cam circle C. base circle
(8) In a reciprocating follower cam mechanism, the angle between the direction of the
follower motion and the normal to the pitch curve is known as the ( ).
A. prime angle B. pressure angle C. base angle
(9) A pair of correctly meshing involute spur gear must meet ( ).
A. the same tooth
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B. the same module and the same space width

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C. the same module and the same pressure angle
(10) If the gear train speed ratio of the ordinary gear train iAB is negative (axis of gear A is
parallel to the axis of gear B), then ( ).
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A. rotating direction of gear A and B is the same

B. rotating direction of gear A and B can not be determined
C. rotating direction of gear A and B is contrary
2. True or False (1 point each, a total of 10 points)
(1) A link is a smallest manufacturing unit of a machine. ( )
(2) If a link is fixed in a kinematic chain, the chain becomes a mechanism. ( )
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(3) All the points on the frame are represented by one point in the velocity diagram.
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(4) A member under the action of three forces will be not in equilibrium if the resultant of
the forces is zero and lines of action of the forces intersect at a point. ( )
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(5) The coefficient of travel speed variation K in a linkage equals (180° + 𝜃)/(180° −
𝜃), and the angle between the limiting positions is denoted as 𝜃. ( )
(6) As the cam becomes smaller, the pressure angle becomes smaller too. ( )
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(7) Module of a gear is the ratio of the pitch to the 𝜋. ( )
(8) Involute tooth profile shape depends on the base circle diameter. ( )
(9) The gear which has more teeth must be larger than that has less teeth. ( )
(10) In an ordinary gear train, rotation axes of each gear are fixed relative to the frame.
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3. Completions (1 point each blank, a total of 13 points)
线 (1) The condition of a mechanism having a predictable output motion is that the number
of must be equal to the number of the .
(2) Any motion of a body in a plane can be considered as the combination of
and .
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(3) If the driving force acting in a pair is infinite, and the link is not movable, it is
called .
(4) In a four-bar linkage, the sum of the shortest and longest link is less than the sum of
the other two links. It will act as a double-crank linkage if is fixed.
It will act as a crank-rocker linkage if is fixed. It
will act as a double-rocker linkage if is fixed.
(5) When the follower moves from the lowest position to the highest position, the angle
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through which the cam rotates is called . When the follower remains
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stationary at the highest position, the angle through which the cam rotates is
called .
(6) The pressure angle of involute on is minimal. In a pair of meshing gears,
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of two gears is always tangent.

(7) A is a combination of gears used to transmit motion from one shaft
to another.
4. Determine the degrees of freedom of the complex mechanism shown in
Fig. 1, and describe the redundant constraints, multiple pin joints and the
redundant degree of freedom. (10 points)
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5. Figs. 2 shows a four-bar linkage in which the crank AB and coupler BC

are in collinear. w1=10rad/s, AB=20mm, BC=40mm, CD=45mm, please
find out the velocity of point C and D. (10 points)
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Fig. 2
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6. Fig.3 shows a cam mechanism with an oscillating follower in which
resistant force F is applied to the follower 2 at point D. The cam 1 is
rotating in the counterclockwise direction. The dimensions of the
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mechanism and friction circle are known. Friction angle 𝝋 = 𝟏𝟓° .

Determine direction of the constraint forces FR12 and FR32. (12 points)
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Fig. 3
7. Design a four-bar linkage which is shown in Fig.4. It has the dimensions:
封 the rocker CD=150mm, the coefficient of travel speed variation K=1, the
angles between the limiting position of rocker CD and the fixed link AD:
𝝋𝟏 = 𝟗𝟎° , 𝝋𝟐 = 𝟑𝟎° . Find out the dimensions of AB, BC and AD. (10
points)
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Fig. 4
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8. There is a pair of external standard involute spur gears with a standard
center distance, and the module is m=2.5mm. Pressure angle is 𝛂 = 𝟐𝟎° .
i12=3, ha*=1, c*=0.25, z1=25. Find the followings: the center distance a, the
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diameter of reference circles d1 and d2, the diameter of addendum circles

da1 and da2, the diameter of dedendum circles df1 and df2, the diameter of
base circles db1 and db2, tooth thickness s1 of reference circle of gear 1. (10
points)
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封 9. In the ordinary gear trains as shown in Fig. 5, the numbers of gear teeth
are z1=20, z2=30, z3=20, z4=40, z5=25, z6=30, w1=36rad/s. Calculate the
angular velocity w6 and describe the rotating direction of gear 6 with an
arrow in Fig.5. (15 points)
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Fig. 5
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