Kinematics

Objective

The motion transmitted between the teeth of gears in mesh is

(a) sliding (b) rolling (c) may be rolling or sliding depending upon the shape of teeth (d) partly sliding and partly rolling Answer (d) partly sliding and partly rolling

A ball and a socket joint forms a

(a) turning pair (b) rolling pair (c) sliding pair (d) spherical pair Answer: (d) spherical pair

Which of the following is a turning pair ?

(a) Piston and cylinder of a reciprocating steam engine (b) Shaft with collars at both ends fitted in a circular hole (c) Lead screw of a lathe with nut (d) Ball and socket joint Answer (b) Shaft with collars at both ends fitted in a circular hole

The relation between the number of pairs ( p ) forming a kinematic chain and the number of links (l) is a) l = 2p 2 b) l = 2p 3 c) l = 2p 4 d) l = 2p 5 Answer c) l = 2p 4

In a 4 bar linkage, if the lengths of shortest, longest and the other two links are denoted by s, l, p and q, then it would result in Grashofs linkage provided that

(a) l + p < s + q (b) l + s < p + q (c) l + p = s + q (d) none of these Answer (b) l + s < p + q

A kinematic chain is known as a mechanism when

(a) none of the links is fixed (b) one of the links is fixed (c) two of the links are fixed (d) all of the links are fixed Answer (b) one of the links is fixed

The Grublers criterion for determining the degrees of freedom (n) of a mechanism having plane motion is where l = Number of links, and j = Number of binary joints.

(a) n = (l 1) j (b) n = 2 (l 1) 2j (c) n = 3 (l 1) 2j (d) n = 4 (l 1) 3j Answer (c)n = 3 (l 1) 2j

Which of the following is an inversion of single slider crank chain ?

(a) Beam engine (b) Watts indicator mechanism (c) Elliptical trammels (d) Whitworth quick return motion mechanism Answer (d) Whitworth quick return motion mechanism

Which of the following is an inversion of double slider crank chain ?

(a) Coupling rod of a locomotive (b) Pendulum pump (c) Elliptical trammels (d) Oscillating cylinder engine Answer (c) Elliptical trammels

The direction of linear velocity of any point on a link with respect to another point on the same link is (a) parallel to the link joining the points (b) perpendicular to the link joining the points (c) at 45 to the link joining the points (d) none of these Answer (b) perpendicular to the link joining the points

The magnitude of linear velocity of a point B on a link AB relative to point A is

(a) .AB (b) (AB)2 (c) 2 . AB (d) ( . AB)2
Answer

(b) .AB

The component of the acceleration, parallel to the velocity of the particle, at the given instant is called (a) radial component (b) tangential component (c) coriolis component (d) none of these Answer (b) tangential component

A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity rad/s. The radial component of the acceleration of B with respect to A,

(a) vBA AB (c) v BA /AB

(b) v2 BA AB (d) v2 BA / AB

We know vBA = Linear velocity of B with respect to A = AB Answer (d) v2 BA / AB

A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity rad/s. The total acceleration of B with respect to A will be equal to

a) vector sum of radial component and coriolis component (b) vector sum of tangential component and coriolis component (c) vector sum of radial component and tangential component (d) vector difference of radial component and tangential component Ans: c) vector sum of radial component and tangential component

A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity rad/s. The angular acceleration of the link AB is a) ar BA /AB (b) at BA /AB (c) vBA AB (d) v2BA/AB Ans:b) at BA /AB

The coriolis component of acceleration is taken into account for

(a) slider crank mechanism (b) four bar chain mechanism (c) quick return motion mechanism (d) none of these Ans: (c) quick return motion mechanism