3. Kinematics
• Kinematics is the branch of classical
mechanics which describes the motion of
points, bodies (objects) and systems of bodies
(groups of objects) without consideration of
the causes of motion.
41. 2.Ternary joint
If three links are connected at the
same joint, it is called a ternary joint.
For the given Diagram, Apply Kline’s Criterion,
Number of Joints , j = Number of binary joints + 2 ( Number of
Ternary Joints)
= 3 + ( 2 x 2)
= 7
42. 3.Quaternary Joint
Number of Joints ,
j = Number of binary joints + 2 ( Number of Ternary joints) + 3 ( Quaternary
Joints)
43. DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF):
It is the number of independent coordinates required to
describe the position of a body.
44. DEGREE OF FREEDOM
OR MOBILITY
Degree of Freedom for plane Mechanism m (mobility):
It is defined as the no of input motions, which must be independently controlled
in order to bring mechanism into useful engineering purpose.
55. INVERSION MECHANISM
• Inversion of a kinematic linkage or mechanism is observing the
motion of the members of the mechanism with fixing different
links as reference frame. Each time when a different link is
chose as the frame link the mechanism shows different
characteristics of the motion.
• KEEPING ANY ONE OF THE LINK FIXED AND
ROTATING OR OSCILLATING OTHER LINKS-
THIS RESULTS DIFFERENT FORM OF MOTION OUTPUT FOR
DIFFERENT USAGE
58. .
How to use
• Drag the red point.
• The red point moves on a line when "Line"
option is selected.
• The red point moves on a circle when "Circle"
option is selected.
76. "Pantograph" is a drawing instrument to magnify figures.
Tracing the original figure by moving the red point, we can automatically
obtain the magnified figure with the pen at the blue point. Find the ratio of
magnification when the lengths of the arms are defined in the right figure.
99. toggle mechanisms
• The toggle mechanisms can be used in the
situation when one needs to output large
force subject to a short stroke, for example,
the stone crushers and mechanical presses,
etc. The shown mechanism has a toggle
position when the two lower links arrange to
be aligned. At this position, the slider can
produce an extremely large power to press
workpiece.
110. Arrangement
• The green link is 2 times greater than the length
of blue link. This blue link is pinned as shown in
fig with green link.
• One more requirement is that the slider's
connection pin needs to be sliding in a line that
would intersect the static pivot end of the short
link.
111. Scott Russell straight line Mechanism
The complexity of the mechanisms to generate
exact straight lines can be reduced by introduction
of one or more slider crank linkages. It is possible
to generate an exact straight line using the slider
crank mechanism but the range of motion is limited.
Based on the geometry of the linkage the output
motion is a simple sine function of the drive link or a
simple harmonic motion. It is evident from the figure
that this mechanism is made up of isosceles
triangles, AB, AC and AO2 are of equal lengths.
112. Peaucellier Exact Straight Line Mechanism
• Peaucellier linkage can convert an input circular
motion to the exact straight line motion.
• The construction of this mechanism is such that the
point which is connected to the crank moves in a
circular path and the point traversing the straight
line is selected as the output point.
• The linkage has a rhombic loop formed of the equal
length members, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Two equal length
links are connected to the opposite corners of the
rhombus at one end and to a common fixed point
O4 at the other ends.
• The point A of the rhombus is connect to fixed
point O2 through the link 2. The length of the link 2
is equal to the distance between points O2 and O4.
• By the constraints of the geometry point A moves in
a circular path and as the point A moves in a circle
point P traverses an exact straight line path normal
to the line joining O2 and O4.
114. MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE OF
MECHANISM
-------- a quality measure
• Due to more usage of 4 bar mechanism, its necessary to study
some of the advantages of mechanisms.
• Which tell whether the mechanism is good one or not.
• It’s a quality measure of all mechanism
115. MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
• It’s the ratio of output torque to the input torque
• M.A(ideal) =
• M.A (Actual) =
TA = Driving link torque
TB = Driven link Torque
A
B
A
B
T
T
A
B
A
B
T
T