2004 Exam02
2004 Exam02
2004 Exam02
Name:
This exam is closed book. Please denote your answers clearly, i.e., box in, star, etc., and write neatly.
There are no points for small, messy, unreadable work. . . please use lots of paper. Good luck . . .
Please sign the following statement:
I have neither received nor given any informa-
tion concerning the material contained within this
exam, nor will I do so until the graded exams are
returned.
signature
Problem 1: (25 pts.)
Find the mechanical advantage (F
out
/F
in
) for the
linkage shown to the right, with:
1
= 50 cm,
2
= 20 cm,
3
= 70 cm,
4
= 70 cm.
The input force acts at the pin joint and is always
perpendicular to link 2 while the output force
acts midway along link 4 and is perpendicular to
link 4. In the current conguration:
2
= 87.1
,
3
= 45.6
,
4
= 90.0
.
F
in
F
out
4
O
2
A
B
O
4
4
C
Solution:
For this linkage the mechanical advantage is dened as:
M =
F
out
F
in
.
Neglecting any energy losses, P
in
= P
out
, so that:
P
in
= (F
in
2
)
_
F
v
A
_
= (F
out
4
)
_
F
v
C
_
= P
out
,
(F
in
2
)
_
2
2
_
= (F
out
4
)
_
4
2
4
4
_
.
Solving for the mechanical advantage:
M =
F
out
F
in
=
2
2
4
.
Therefore, we need to solve for
4
in terms of
3
, which implies that we need to solve the velocity
equations. The loop-closure equation for this system can be written as:
r
AO
2
+r
BA
= r
O
4
O
2
+r
BO
4
.
In terms of the directions dened in the gure, this becomes:
2
2
+
3
3
=
1
+
4
4
.
Taking the derivative of this equation to determine the velocities:
F
d
dt
_
2
2
+
3
3
=
1
+
4
4
_
,
2
(
2/F
2
) +
3
(
3/F
3
) =
4
(
4/F
4
) ,
2
2
+
3
3
3
=
4
4
4
.
Therefore, solving this for
4
in terms of
2
:
_
2
2
+
3
3
3
=
4
4
4
_
3
,
2
(
2
3
) =
4
4
(
4
3
),
4
=
_
2
sin(
3
2
)
4
sin(
3
4
)
_
2
Returning this to our expression for M:
M =
F
out
F
in
=
2 sin(
3
4
)
sin(
3
2
)
.
For this conguration of the linkage, M = 2.112.
Problem 2: (25 pts.)
Design a cam to move a at-face, reciprocating follower from 0 to 50 mm
in 75
, dwell for 60
, return in 120
< 75
75
__
,
75
< 135
< 255
2
135
120
__
,
255
< 360
: y() = (0 mm).
Therefore, the displacement diagram can be constructed as:
0
60
120
180
240
300
360
0 mm
12.5 mm
25.0 mm
37.5 mm
50.0 mm
62.5 mm
b) We choose a base circle of r
b
= 200 mm. Given the above displacement diagram, the follower
positions can be laid out on the cam as:
= 0
=
3
7
.
5
=
7
5
=
1
0
5
=
1
3
5
=
1
9
5
=
2
5
5
=
3
0
7
.
5
The cam surface must then lie within the follower positions and be tangent to each.
Problem 3: (25 pts.)
A 21-tooth pinion is in mesh with a 70-tooth gear. If the distance between
the two gear centers is d = 15 cm, nd:
a) the angular velocity ratio between the gear and the pinion;
b) the diametral pitch of each gear;
c) the pitch circle radius of each gear;
d) the base circle radius of each gear necessary for a 21
1
2
pressure
angle.
e) if the distance between the two gear centers changes to d = 16 cm,
what is the new pressure angle?
Solution:
a) The angular velocity ratio between the two gears in
mesh is:
2
=
N
2
N
3
.
With N
2
= 70 and N
3
= 21:
2
=
70
21
=
10
3
.
N
3
N
2
b) The diametral pitch of each gear is dened as:
P =
N
2
2 r
2
=
N
3
2 r
3
,
where r
i
is the pitch circle radius of each gear. If the distance between gear centers d is known:
d = r
2
+ r
3
=
N
2
2 P
+
N
3
2 P
,
so that the diametral pitch becomes:
P =
N
2
+ N
3
2 d
,
and for this gear pair, P =
91
30
= 3.03 cm
1
.
c) From the previous result:
r
2
=
N
2
2 P
=
150
13
= 11.54 cm, r
3
=
N
3
2 P
=
45
13
= 3.46 cm,
d) The base circle radius , pitch circle radius r, and pressure angle are related by:
= r cos ,
so that:
2
= 10.736 cm,
3
= 3.221 cm.
e) Finally, if the new distance between the gear is d
is:
cos
=
2
+
3
d
=
_
d
d
_
cos ,
where d and are the separation and pressure angle of the original mount. This last relation
is true because the base circle radius is a property of an individual gear and cannot be altered,
unlike the pitch circle, which is a property of a gear pair. Therefore, we nd that
= 29.28
j
A
A
=
N
k
N
j
,
that is, the gear ratio is dened relative to the speed of the arm.
For the rst pair, because gear 2 is xed in the ground
2
= 0, so that:
4
=
A
N
2
N
4
(
2
A
),
=
_
N
4
+ N
2
N
4
_
A
.
On the second pair:
A
=
N
4
N
3
,
so that:
3
=
N
3
+ N
4
N
3
N
4
N
3
4
=
_
1
N
2
N
3
_
A
.
For this system, we nd that
3
=
100
101
rpm ccw = 0.99 rpm ccw.
b) In a planetary system the distance between mating gears is equal to the arm length r
A
. Therefore
if gear j and k are in mesh, their pitch radii are:
r
j
=
_
N
j
N
j
+ N
k
_
r
A
, r
k
=
_
N
k
N
j
+ N
k
_
r
A
.
Therefore, for the gear pair comprised of gears 2 and 4:
r
4
=
_
N
4
N
2
+ N
4
_
r
A
= 4.167 cm.
c) Using the above, for the gear pair comprised of gears 3 and 4:
r
4
=
_
N
4
N
3
+ N
4
_
r
A
= 4.132 cm.
The pitch circle radii are properties of a gear pair, not of an individual gear, unlike the base
circle radii as noted in the previous problem.