Unit-1

1. Explain conditions of equilibrium-two and three force members. (CO-1 BL-2)

2. Explain Inertia forces and D’Alembert’s principle. (CO-1 BL-1)
3. Define Kinematic Analysis & Kinematic Synthesis (CO-1 BL1)
4. Derive Freudenstein’s equation with the help of three point synthesis of mechanisms. (CO-1 BL-
4)
5. Give brief explanation of precision point for function generation problem. (CO-1 BL-2)
6. .A four bar mechanism is to be designed, by using three precision points, to generate the
function

Assuming 30° starting position and 120° finishing position for the input link and 90°
starting position and 180° finishing position for the output link, find the values of x, y, θ and φ
corresponding to the three precision points. (CO-1 BL-5)
7. Design a four bar mechanism to co-ordinate the input and output angles as follows : Input
angles = 15°, 30° and 45° ; Output angles = 30°, 40° and 55°. (CO-1 BL-3)
8. Synthesize a four bar linkage, as shown in Fig using Freudenstein’s equation to satisfy in one of
its positions. The specification of position θ, velocity ω and acceleration α are as follows :

(CO-1 BL-4)

Gyroscope
1. What do you understand by gyroscopic couple ? Derive a formula for its magnitude. (CO-
2 BL-2)
2. Describe the gyroscopic effect on sea going vessels. (CO-2 BL-2)
3. Derive an expression for the effect of the gyroscopic couple on a two wheeled vehicle
when taking a turn. (CO-2 BL-2)
4. The turbine rotor of a ship has a mass of 3500 kg. It has a radius of gyration of 0.45 m
and a speed of 3000 r.p.m. clockwise when looking from stern. Determine the gyroscopic
couple and its effect upon the ship: 1. when the ship is steering to the left on a curve of
 100 m radius at a speed of 36 km/h. 2. when the ship is pitching in a simple harmonic
maximum velocity. The period of pitching is 40 seconds
motion, the bow falling with its maximum
and the total angular displacement between the two extreme positions of pitching is 12
degrees. (CO-2 BL3)
5. A uniform disc of 150 mm diameter has a mass of 5 kg. It is mounted centrally in
bearings which maintain its axle in a horizontal plane. The disc spins about it axle with a
constant speed of 1000 r.p.m. while the axle precesses uniformly about the vertical at 60
r.p.m. The directions of rotation are as shown in Fig. 14.3. If the distance between the
bearings is 100 mm, find the resultant reaction at each bearing due to the mass and
gyroscopic effects. (CO-2
(CO BL-2)

6. The turbine rotor of a ship has a mass of 2000 kg and rotates at a speed of3000 r.p.m.
clockwise when looking from a stern. The radius of gyration of the rotor is 0.5 m m.
Determine the gyroscopic couple and its effects upon the ship when the ship is
steering to the
right in a curve of 100 m radius at a speed of 16.1 knots (1 knot = 1855 m/hr)
m/hr). Calculate
also the torque and its effects when the ship is pitching in simple harmonic motion, the
bow falling with its maximum velocity. The period of pitching is 50 seconds and the total
angular displacement between the two extreme positions of pitching is 12°. Find the
maximum acceleration during pitching
p motion. (CO-2 BL-3)
7. A rear engine automobile is travelling along a track of 100 metres mean radius. Each of
kg m2 and an effective diameter of
the four road wheels has a moment of inertia of 2.5 kg-m2
0.6 m. The rotating parts of the engine have a moment of inertia of 1.2 kg-m2
kg . The
engine axis is parallel to the rear axle and the crankshaft rotates in the same sense as the
road wheels. The ratio of engine speed to back axle speed is 3 : 1. The automobile has a
mass of 1600 kg and has its centre of gravi ty 0.5 m above road level. The width of the
gravity
track of the vehicle is 1.5 m. Determine the limiting speed of the vehicle around the curve
for all four wheels to maintain contact with the road surface. Assume that the road
surface is not cambered and centre of of gravity of the automobile lies centrally with respect
kg m2 ; dW = 0.6. (CO-2 BL-4)
to the four wheels. Solution. Given : R = 100 m ; IW = 2.5 kg-m2
8. A four wheeled motor car of mass 2000 kg has a wheel base 2.5 m, track width 1.5 m and
gravity 500 mm above the ground level and lies at 1 metre from the
height of centre of gravity
front axle. Each wheel has an effective diameter of 0.8 m and a moment of inertia of 0.8
m2 . The drive shaft, engine flywheel and transmission are rotating at 4 times the
kg-m2
speed of road wheel, l, in a clockwise direction when viewed from the front, and is
equivalent to a mass of 75 kg having a radius of gyration of 100 mm. If the car is taking a
right turn of 60 m radius at 60 km/h, find the load on each wheel. (CO-2 BL-5)