Mechanisms and Mechanical Vibrations

Lab
 Lab-02

4-Bar Mechanism (Crank-Rocker)

Crank Rocker Mechanism
 To analyze the variation of displacement of oscillating rocker with crank angle and draw a
graph of crank angle vs rocker oscillation.

 To investigate the variation of velocity and acceleration of rocker and draw graphs of both
with time.
Slider Crank Mechanism

Crank Angle Rocker Position Rocker Position Time Velocity Acceleration

(deg) (deg) (rad) (sec) (rad/s) (rad/s2)

0 267

60 256

120 268

180 297

240 316

300 297

360 267
Slider Crank Mechanism

Displacement = 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝒅𝟐) − 𝑰𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏(𝒅𝟏) (rad)

𝒅𝟐−𝒅𝟏
Velocity = (rad/s)
𝒕𝟐−𝒕𝟏

𝑽𝟐−𝑽𝟏
Acceleration = (rad/s2)
𝒕𝟐−𝒕𝟏
Toggle Condition
 Determined by the collinearity of the two moving links.