UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA

KEM SUNGAI BESI

57000 KUALA LUMPUR
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FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER I
SESSION 2013/2014

COURSE

: MECHANICS OF MACHINE AND VIBRATION

COURSE CODE

: EMM 3223

DATE

: JANUARY 2014

DURATION

: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

PROGRAMME

: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ZK08)

LECTURER

: PROF. MADYA DR. KHISBULLAH HUDHA

INSTRUCTION:
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
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THIS QUESTION PAPER CONTAINS FIVE (5) PAGES INCLUDING
THIS PAGE.

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QUESTION 1 (CO1:25 MARKS)

The kinematic diagram of a windshield wiper mechanism is shown in Figure Q1. The input link
AC is rotating at a constant angular velocity and angular acceleration of 2 rad/s and 4 rad/sec 2
respectively in counter clock wise direction. The length of the links and the angle of the links to
the nearest horizontal axis data can be measured directly from the figure. Using analytical
method:
a) Complete the velocity diagram of this mechanism
(10 Marks)
b) Find the angular velocity of the rocker coupler EF and the right coupler FG.
(5 Marks)
c) Find the angular acceleration of the link BE in the left rocker
(10 Marks)

FIGURE Q1: Windshield Wiper Mechanisms

QUESTION 2 (CO2: 25 MARKS)

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Figure Q2(a) illustrates a planetary gear train used in an industrial application. Input shafts A and
B rotate at 350 and 400 rpm (revolutions per minute) in the directions shown. Figure Q2(b)
shows a 3-speed transmission with a drive shaft rotating in place at 450 rpm, carrying a cluster of
gears A, B, and C, which are fixed to this shaft. The output shaft is splined so that it may be
shifted along its axis by means of the shift link to engage any desired set of gears. Keep the
number of gear teeth in the range 15 to 100.
a) Determine the speed and direction of rotation of output shaft C.
(12.5 Marks)
b) Design the transmission (select the number of teeth on each gear) to produce output
speeds of 150, 350, and 550 rpm, and describe how the motion is transmitted (which
gears are used).
(12.5 Marks)

(a) Planetary Gear System

(b) 3-Speed Transmission

FIGURE Q2: Planetary Gear and 3-Speed Transmission Configuration

QUESTION 3 (CO3: 25 MARKS)

A four cylinder vertical engine has cranks 150 mm long. The planes of rotation of the first,
second and fourth cranks are 400 mm, 200 mm and 200 mm respectively from the third crank

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and their reciprocating masses are 50 kg, 60 kg and 50 kg respectively as shown in Figure Q3. In
order the engine to be in a complete balance, find:
(a) the mass of the reciprocating parts for the third cylinder
(12.5 Marks)
(b) the relative angular position of the cranks
(12.5 Marks)

FIGURE Q3: Linear and Angular Positions of the Cranks

QUESTION 4 (CO4: 25 MARKS)

The purchaser of a used car suspects that the dampers of the car are defective. To test this out, he
sits on one corner of the car and then quickly jumps off from the car. He estimates that the corner
of the car deflects 40 mm under his weight of 850 N. The car oscillates 3 times until the
amplitude of this vibration reduces from 40 mm to about 10 mm. These three oscillations take
approximately 3 seconds.

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a) By modeling the car as a simple mass-spring-damper system, estimate the effective mass,
m, of this corner of the car, the spring constant, k, the damping ratio, z, and the damping,
c.
(12.5 Marks)
b) He then takes the car out for a test drive on a road which he estimates has a sinusoidal
surface with amplitude of 3 cm which repeats every 2 m. What is the amplitude of
vibration that he would experience while travelling at 40 km/h on this road, and what is
the amplitude of the force transmitted through each wheel?
(12.5 Marks)

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