3B5 MECHANICS OF MACHINES 2020-2021

TUTORIAL Week 3
Mobility in Mechanisms

Mobility

1. Use the Kutzbach criterion to find the mobility of the following kinematic chains:

2. How many links are there in a crank rocker mechanism? How many links are
there in a slider crank mechanism?

3. What is a kinematic inversion? Sketch 4 different examples of the use of the

planar four bar mechanism.

4. What is Grashof’s Law? Use it to determine whether crank (link 2) in the

mechanism below can execute a full rotation.

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5. For the quick return mechanism shown below, find the ratio of the time of the
advance stroke to the time of the return stroke.