Analysis of Plane Mechanisms · Theory of Machines · GATE ME

The figure shows a schematic of a simple Watt governor mechanism with the spindle O₁O₂ rotating at an angular velocity ω about a vertical axis. The balls at P and S have equal mass. Assume that there is no friction anywhere and all other components are massless and rigid. The vertical distance between the horizontal plane of rotation of the balls and the pivot O₁ is denoted by h. The value of h = 400 mm at a certain ω. If ω is doubled, the value of h will be _________ mm.

In a slider-crank mechanism, the lengths of the crank and the connecting rod are 100mm and 160mm, respectively. The crank is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 radian/s counter-clockwise. The magnitude of linear velocity (in m/s) of the piston at the instant corresponding to the configuration shown in the figure is _____________

A single degree of freedom mass-spring - viscous damper system with mass $$m,$$ spring constant $$k$$ and viscous damping coefficient $$q$$ is critically damped. The correct relation among $$m, k$$ and $$q$$ is

The number of degrees of freedom in a planner mechanism having $$n$$ links and $$j$$ simple hinge joints is

A rigid link $$PQ$$ is undergoing plane motion as shown in the figure ($${V_P}$$ and $${V_Q}$$ are non-zero). $${V_{QP}}$$ is the relative velocity of point $$Q$$ with respect to point $$P$$.

Which one of the following is TRUE?

The number of degrees of freedom of the planetary gear train shown in the figure is

A wheel of radius r rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface shown below. If the velocity of point P is 10m/s in the horizontal direction, the magnitude of velocity of point Q (in m/s) is ______

In the figure, link $$2$$ rotates with constant angular velocity $${{\omega _2}}$$. A slider link $$3$$ moves outwards with a constant relative velocity $${V_{Q/P,}}$$ where $$Q$$ is a point on slider $$3$$ and $$p$$ is a point on link $$2.$$ The magnitude and direction of Coriolis component of acceleration is given by

A 4-bar mechanism with all revolute pairs has link lengths $${l_f} = 20\,\,mm,\,\,{l_{in}} = 40\,\,mm,\,\,{l_{co}} = 50mm$$ and $${l_{out}} = 60\,mm.$$ The suffixes $$'f', 'in', 'co'$$ and $$'out'$$ denote the fixed link, the input link, the coupler and output link respectively. Which one of the following statements is true about the input and output links?

For the given statements:
($$I.$$) $$\,\,\,$$ Mating spur gear teeth is an example of higher pair
($$II.$$) $$\,\,\,$$ A revolute joint is an example of lower pair.

Indicate the correct answer.

A rigid link PQ is 2 m long and oriented at 20^o to the horizontal as shown in the figure. The magnitude and direction of velocity V_Q, and the direction of velocity V_P are given. The magnitude of V_P(in m/s) at this instant is

A circular object of radius r rolls without $$V$$ slipping on a horizontal level floor with the center having velocity $$V.$$ The velocity at the point of contact between the object and the floor is

A planar closed kinematic chain is formed with rigid links $$PQ = 2.0 m, QR = 3.0 m, RS = 2.5 m$$ and $$SP = 2.7 m$$ with all revolute joints. The link to be fixed to obtain a double rocker (rocker-rocker) mechanism is

A link OB is rotating with a constant angular velocity of 2 rad/s in counter clockwise direction and a block is sliding radially outward on it with an uniform velocity of 0.75 m/s with respect to the rod, as shown in the figure below. If OA = 1 m, the magnitude of the absolute acceleration of the block at location A in m/s² is

In the mechanism given below, if the angular velocity of the eccentric circular disc is $$1$$ rad/s, the angular velocity (rad/s) of the follower link for the instant shown in the figure is

Note : $$All$$ $$dimensions$$ $$are$$ $$in$$ $$mm$$

A solid disc of radius $$r$$ rolls without slipping on a horizontal floor with angular velocity $$\omega $$ and angular acceleration $$\alpha $$. The magnitude of the acceleration of the point of contact on the disc is

A double - parallelogram mechanism is shown in the figure. Note that PQ is a single link. The mobility of the mechanism is

There are two points P and Q on a planar rigid body. The relative velocity between the two points

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT

Mobility of a statically indeterminate structure is

A simple quick return mechanism is shown in the figure. The forward to return ratio of the quick return mechanism is 2 : 1. If the radius of the crank O₁ P is 125mm, then the distance 'd' (in mm) between the crank centre to lever pivot centre point should be

A planar mechanism has 8 links and 10 rotary joints. The number of degrees of freedom of the mechanism, using Gruebler's criterion, is

For a four bar linkage in Toggle position, the value of mechanical advantage is

The number of inversions for a slider crank mechanism is

The number of degrees of freedom of a planar linkage with 8 links and 9 simple revolute joints is

For a mechanism shown below, the mechanical advantage for the given configuration is

The lengths of the links of a 4-bar linkage with revolute pairs only are $$p,q,r$$ and $$s$$ units. Given that $$p < q < r < s.$$ Which of these links should be the fixed one, for obtaining a ‘double crank’ mechanism?

The mechanism used in a shaping machine is

For the planar mechanism shown in Fig. select the most appropriate choice for the motion of link 2 when link 4 is moved upwards.

At the instant when OP is vertical and AP is horizontal, the link OD is rotating counter clockwise at a constant rate ω = 7 rad/s. Pin P on link OD slides in the slot BC of link ABC which is hinged at A, and causes a clockwise rotation of the link ABC. The magnitude of angular velocity of link ABC for this instant is _________ rad/s (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

The figure shows a wheel rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane with angular velocity 𝜔₁. A rigid bar PQ is pinned to the wheel at P while the end Q slides on the floor.

What is the angular velocity 𝜔₂ of the bar PQ?

In the configuration of the planar four-bar mechanism at a certain instant as shown in the figure, the angular velocity of the 2 cm long link is ω₂ = 5 rad/s. Given the dimensions as shown, the magnitude of the angular velocity ω₄ of the 4 cm long link is given by rad/s (round off to 2 decimal places).

A planar four-bar linkage mechanism with 3 revolute kinematic pairs and 1 prismatic kinematic pair is shown in the figure, where AB ⊥ CE and FD ⊥ CE. The T-shaped link CDEF is constructed such that the slider B can cross the point D, and CE is sufficiently long. For the given lengths as shown, the mechanism is

For an inline slider-crank mechanism, the lengths of the crank and connecting rod are 3 m and 4 m respectively. At the instant when the connecting rod is perpendicular to the crank, if the velocity of the slider is 1 m/s, the magnitude of angular velocity (upto 3 decimal points accuracy) of the crank is _________ radian/s.

Block 2 slides outward on link 1 at a uniform velocity of 6m/s as shown in the figure. Link 1 is rotating at a constant angular velocity of 20 radian/s counterclockwise. The magnitude of the total acceleration (in m/s² ) of point P of the block with respect to fixed point O is ____________

The rod AB, of length 1 m, shown in the figure is connected to two sliders at each end through pins. The sliders can slide along QP and QR. If the velocity V_A of the slider at A is 2 m/s, the velocity of the midpoint of the rod at this instant is ___________ m/s.

In a certain slider-crank mechanism, lengths of crank and connecting rod are equal. If the crank rotates with a uniform angular speed of 14 rad/s and the crank length is 300 mm, the maximum acceleration of the slider (in m/s²) is _________

Figure shows a wheel rotating about O₂. Two points A and B located along the radius of wheel have speeds of 80 m/s and 140 m/s respectively. The distance between the points A and B is 300 mm. The diameter of the wheel (in mm) is __________

The number of degrees of freedom of the linkage shown in the figure is

An offset slider - crank mechanism is shown in the figure at an instant. Conventionally, the Quick Return Ratio (QRR) is considered to be greater than one. The value of QRR is _______

A slider-crank mechanism with crank radius $$60$$mm and connecting rod length $$240$$mm is shown in figure. The crank is rotating with a uniform angular speed of $$10$$ rad/s, counter clockwise. For the given configuration, the speed (in m/s) of the slider is ____________.

For the four - bar linkage shown in the figure, the angular velocity of link AB is $$1$$ rad/s. The length of link CD is $$1.5$$ times the length of link $$AB$$. In the configuration shown, the angular velocity of link CD in rad/s is

For the configuration shown, the angular velocity of link AB is $$10$$ rad/s counterclockwise. The magnitude of the relative sliding velocity (in ms^-1) of slider B with respect to rigid link CD is

Match the approaches given below to perform stated kinematics/dynamics analysis of machine

Analysis
$$P.$$ Continuous relative rotation
$$Q.$$ Velocity and acceleration
$$R.$$ Mobility
$$S.$$ Dynamic - static analysis

Approach
$$1.$$ D' Alembert's principal
$$2.$$ Grubler's criterion
$$3.$$ Grashoff's law
$$4.$$ Kennedy's theorem

A quick return mechanism is shown in below. The crank OS is drive at $$2$$ rev/s in counter clockwise direction

If the quick return ratio is $$1:2$$, then the length of the crank in mm is

The input link Q₂P of a four bar linkage is rotated at $$2$$ rad/s counter clockwise direction as shown below. The angular velocity of the coupler PQ in rad/s, at an instant when $$\angle {O_4}{O_2}P = {180^ \circ },$$ is

A quick return mechanism is shown in below. The crank OS is drive at $$2$$ rev/s in counter clockwise direction

The angular speed of PQ in rev/s when the block R attains maximum speed during forward stroke (stroke with slower speed) is

Match the items in column $$I$$ and $$II$$

List $$I$$
$$P.$$ Higher kinematic pair
$$Q.$$ Lower kinematic pair
$$R.$$ Quick return mechanism
$$S.$$ Mobility of a linkage

List $$II$$
$$1.$$ Grubler's equation
$$2.$$ Line contact
$$3.$$ Euler's equation
$$4.$$ planar
$$5.$$ Shaper
$$6.$$ Surface contact

In a four-bar linkage, $$S$$ denotes the shortest link length, $$L$$ is the longest link length, $$P$$ and $$Q$$ are the lengths of other two links. At least one of the three moving links will rotate by $${360^ \circ }$$ if

An instantaneous configuration of a four-bar mechanism, whose plane is horizontal, is shown in the figure below. At this instant, the angular velocity and angular acceleration of link $${Q_2}\,\,A$$ are $$\omega = 8\,\,rad/s$$ and $$\alpha = 0$$, respectively, and the driving torque $$(T)$$ is zero. The link $${Q_2}\,\,A$$ is balanced so that its center of mass falls at $${Q_2}.$$

At the instant considered, what is the magnitude of the angular velocity of $${O_4}B?$$

An instantaneous configuration of a four-bar mechanism, whose plane is horizontal, is shown in the figure below. At this instant, the angular velocity and angular acceleration of link $${Q_2}\,\,A$$ are $$\omega = 8\,\,rad/s$$ and $$\alpha = 0$$, respectively, and the driving torque $$(T)$$ is zero. The link $${Q_2}\,\,A$$ is balanced so that its center of mass falls at $${Q_2}.$$

Which kind of $$4$$-bar mechanism is $${Q_2}AB{O_4}?$$

An instantaneous configuration of a four-bar mechanism, whose plane is horizontal, is shown in the figure below. At this instant, the angular velocity and angular acceleration of link $${Q_2}\,\,A$$ are $$\omega = 8\,\,rad/s$$ and $$\alpha = 0$$, respectively, and the driving torque $$(T)$$ is zero. The link $${Q_2}\,\,A$$ is balanced so that its center of mass falls at $${Q_2}.$$

At the same instant, if the component of the force at joint $$A$$ along $$AB$$ is $$30 N,$$ then the magnitude of the joint reaction at $${Q_2}$$.

Match the following
Type of Mechanism
$$P.$$ Scott - Russel mechanism
$$Q.$$ Geneva mechanism
$$R.$$ Off-set slider- crank mechanism
$$S.$$ Scotch Yoke mechanism

Motion achieved
$$1.$$ Intermittent motion
$$2.$$ Quick return motion
$$3.$$ Simple harmonic motion
$$4.$$ Straight line motion

The figure below shows a planar mechanism with single degree of freedom. The instant center $${{\rm I}_{24}}$$ for the given configuration is located at a position.

Match the following with respect to spatial mechanism.

Type of Joint
$$P.$$ Revolute
$$Q.$$ Cylindrical
$$R.$$ Spherical

Motion constrained
$$1.$$ Three
$$2.$$ Five
$$3.$$ Four
$$4.$$ Two
$$5.$$ Zero

In the figure shown, the relative velocity of link $$1$$ with respect to link $$2$$ is $$12$$ m/sec. Link $$2$$ rotates at a constant speed of $$120$$ rpm. The magnitude of Coriolis component of acceleration of link $$1$$ is

The circular disc shown in its plan view in the figure rotates in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane about the point $$O$$ at a uniform angular velocity $$\omega $$. Two other points $$A$$ and $$B$$ are located on the line $$OZ$$ at distances $${r_A}$$ and $${r_B}$$ from $$O$$ respectively.

The acceleration of point $$B$$ with respect to point $$A$$ is a vector of magnitude

The circular disc shown in its plan view in the figure rotates in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane about the point $$O$$ at a uniform angular velocity $$\omega $$. Two other points $$A$$ and $$B$$ are located on the line $$OZ$$ at distances $${r_A}$$ and $${r_B}$$ from $$O$$ respectively.

The velocity of point $$B$$ with respect to point $$A$$ is a vector of magnitude

For the audio Cassette mechanism shown in Figure given below where is the instantaneous center of rotation (point) of the two spools?

A rod of length $$1$$ $$m$$ is sliding in a corner as shown in Fig.$$2.7.$$ At an instant when the rod makes an angle of $$60$$ degrees with the horizontal plane, the velocity of point $$A$$ on the rod is $$1$$ $$m/s$$. The angular velocity of the rod at this instant is

Fig. shows a quick return mechanism. The crank $$OA$$ rotates clockwise uniformly. $$OA=2$$ cm, $$O{O^1} = 4$$ cm. The ratio of time for forward motion to that for return motion is

The number of degrees of freedom of a five link plane mechanism with five revolute pairs as shown in the figure is:

Instantaneous center of a body rolling with sliding on a stationary curved surface lies