SOLID MECHANICS TUTORIAL – MECHANISMS …（固体力学教程u2014u2014机制u2026）.pdf

SOLID MECHANICS TUTORIAL – MECHANISMS KINEMATICS - VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION DIAGRAMS This work covers elements of the syllabus for the Engineering Council exams C105 Mechanical and Structural Engineering and D225 Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. On completion of this short tutorial you should be able to do the following. • Describe a mechanism. • Define relative and absolute velocity. • Define relative and absolute acceleration. • Define radial and tangential velocity. • Define radial and tangential acceleration. • Describe a four bar chain. • Solve the velocity and acceleration of points within a mechanism. • Use mathematical and graphical methods. • Construct velocity and acceleration diagrams. • Define the Coriolis Acceleration. • Solve problems involving sliding links. It is assumed that the student is already familiar with the following concepts. • Vector diagrams. • Simple harmonic motion. • Angular and linear motion. • Inertia force. • Appropriate level of mathematics. All these above may be found in the pre-requisite tutorials. © D.J.DUNN 1 1. INTRODUCTION A mechanism is used to produce mechanical transformations in a machine. This transformation could be any of the following. • It may convert one speed to another speed. • It may convert one force to another force. • It may convert one torque to another torque. • It may convert force into torque. • It may convert one angular motion to another angular motion. • It may convert angular motion into linear motion. • It may convert linear motion into angular motion. A good example is a crank, connecting rod and piston mechanism. Figure 1 If the crank is turned,