UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA PULAU PINANG (UiTMPP)

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MEC 420 DYNAMICS
SEPT 2015 DEC 2015
TEST 2 (MARKING SCHEME)

Q1

25 /25

Q2

25/25

TOTAL

50/50

TOTAL MARKS: 50 marks

QUESTION 1
Link AB in the mechanism shown in Figure Q1 has an angular velocity of 8 rad/s (CCW)
constant. At the instant shown, AB is vertical and BC is in horizontal position.
Determine the,
(i) velocity and acceleration of point C,
(ii) angular velocity and angular acceleration of link CD.
VC

VB
CB, CB
VC/B
CD, CD
AB=0
rad/s2

VC=VB + VC/B
Where;
VB= AB rAB

= 8 k (0.8j ) = -6.4 i m/s

VC= CD rCD

= CDk [(0.8/tan30)i + 0.8j] = 1.38CDj 0.8CDi m/s

VC/B= CB rC/B

= CBk (-0.3i)= -0.3CB j m/s

therefore;
1.38CDj 0.8CDi = -6.4 i - 0.3CB j

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Equating i components;
-0.8CD = -6.4
CD = 8 rad/s
Equating j components;
1.38(8) = - 0.3 CB

or

CB = - 36.8 rad/s
Therefore, VC= 1.38(8)j 0.8(8)i = 11j 6.4i m/s

Acceleration
aC=aB + aC/B

or

Where;
aC(t) = CD rC

= CD k (1.38i + 0.8j)= 1.38CDj 0.8CDi m/s2

aC(n) = CD (CD rC) = -(CD)2 (rC) = -(8)2 (1.38i + 0.8j) = -88.3i - 51.2j m/s2
aB(t) = 0 m/s2
aB(n) = AB (AB rB) = -(AB)2 (rB) = -(8)2 (0.8j) = -51.2j m/s2
aC/B(t) = CB rC/B

= -0.30CBj m/s2

= CBk (-0.30i)

aC/B(n)= CB (CB rC/B )= - (-36.8)2 (-0.3i)

= 406.3i m/s2

therefore;
1.38CDj 0.8CDi - 88.3i - 51.2j = -51.2j -0.30CBj +406.3i
Equating i components;
0.8CD - 88.3 = 406.3i ,

CD = -618.25 rad/s2

Equating j components;
1.38(-618.25) - 51.2 = -51.2 - 0.30CB,

CB= 2844 rad/s2

aC = 1.38(-618.25)j 0.8(-618.25)i - 88.3i - 51.2j = -904j + 406i cm/s2

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QUESTION 2
Disk A rotates at the constant rate of 2 = 5 rad/s with respect to arm OA as shown in Figure Q2.
At the same time, arm OA also rotates at the constant rate of 1= 1 rad/s about point O.
Determine the velocity and acceleration of point B on the disc.
(All dimensions are in mm)
Y

Z
X
FIGURE Q2
2

(25 Marks)

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Q2.
RB = RA+ RB/A ;
where;
RA= R1 u1 +1^ R1 u1 = 0+ 1j^(0.4i-0.25j) = -0.4k m/s
RB/A= R2 u2 +2^ R2 u2 = 0+( 1j+5k)^(0.15i) = -0.5k+0.75j m/s
RB= -0.4k -0.5k + 0.75j = -0.9k+0.75j m/s

RB = RA+ RB/A ;
where;
RA= R1 u1 +21^ R1 u1 +1^ R1 u1 + 1 ^(1^ R1 u1 )
Where 1= 1j + 1j = 0 + 0 =0, so
RA = 0 + 0 + 0 + (1j^-0.4k) = -0.4i m/s2

RB/A= R2 u2 +22^ R2 u2 + 2^R2 u2 + 2(2^ R2 u2),

Where 2= 1j + 1j + 2k + 2k
= 0 + 0 + 0 + 5( 1j+5k)^k = 5i

, so

RB/A= 0 + 0 + 5i^ 0.15i + ( 1j+5k)^ (-0.5k+0.75j)

= -0.5i -3.75i

= - 4.25i m/s2

Therefore,
RB= -0.4i -4.25i = -4.65i m/s2