SAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BE SEMESTER – IV
MECHATRONICS DEPARTMENT

Subject Code: 3142006

Subject Name: analysis of mechanisms
ASSIGNMENT – 4 – balancing and vibration

1 Explain clearly the terms static balancing and dynamic balancing. State the necessary
conditions to achieve them.
2 A, B, C and D are four masses carried by a rotating shaft at radii 0.1 m, 0.15 m, 0.15 m and
0.2 m respectively. The planes in which the masses rotate are spaced at 500 mm apart and
the magnitude of the masses B, C and D are 9 kg, 5 kg and 4 kg respectively. Find the
required mass A; and the relative angular settings of the four masses so that the shaft shall
be in complete balance.
3 Define the following terms: (i) Periodic motion (ii) Natural Frequency (iii) Resonance.

4 Define logarithmic decrement and derive an expression for it

5 Explain Equilibrium method to find the frequency of vibratory system.

6 A gun barrel of mass 600 Kg has a recoil spring of stiffness 294 KN/m. If the barrel recoils
1.3 meter on firing, determine, (i) the initial recoil velocity of the barrel & (ii) the critical
damping coefficient of the dashpot which is engaged at the end of the recoil stroke.
7 Derive the equation for the displacement in forced vibration system

8 Derive the equation for the displacement of over damped system

9 Explain the effect of gyroscopic effect in aero plane

10 Explain effect of gyroscopic effect in naval ship during pitching