King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Mechanical Engineering Department

ME 309- Mechanics of Machines (162)

HW # 2
Due Date: Sunday, March 12, 2017 Total No. of Problems: 3

Problem 1:
For the Geneva mechanism given below, the peg (or pin) at P is fixed to link 2 and slides
in the slot of link 3. For the position shown below, 2 = 150o, R1 = O3O2 = 8 cm and R2 =
O2P = 6 cm. The angular velocity of link 2 is given as 2 = 30 rad/s CCW. Use the
complex number method to find the following:

(a) magnitude and direction of angular velocity of link 3 (3), and

(b) sliding velocity of peg P in the slot of link 3 ( R 3 ). Is the peg P sliding downward or
upward in the slot of link 3 at this instant?

2

Peg P

Problem 2:
For the mechanism below, link 2 rotates with an angular velocity of 2 = 200 rad/s (cw)
and angular acceleration α2 = 1500 rad/s2 (ccw), as shown. Given that P0P = 1.5 inch.
Also given are the following velocities:

velocity of link 4 (VP4) = 212 inch/sec

velocity of point P2 (VP2) = 300 inch/sec  to link 2
relative sliding velocity of slider 3 on link 4 VP2P4 = 212 inch/sec .

(a) Draw a vector representation (make point P0 the origin of your reference
coordinate system) and write the corresponding loop closure equation.

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(b) Obtain the acceleration equation by taking the second time derivative of this loop
closure equation and then put it into the complex number form for the

acceleration analysis. Note: r = ( r - r2+ j2 r  + jr) ej

(c) Using the complex number equation found above, find the acceleration of link 4
(aP4) and relative sliding acceleration of slider 3 with respect to link 4 at P (aP2P4).
Do not forget to indicate directions for both aP4 and aP2P4.

P2 on link 2
P4 on link 4

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 Problem 3:

Hint: First solve for the first vector loop between r1, r2 and r3, and then move on to the next loop.