Mathcad - P0315.xmcd - CBU

DESIGN OF MACHINERY SOLUTION MANUAL 3-15-1PROBLEM 3-15Statement:Given:Figure P3-4 shows a non-Grashof fourbar linkage that is driven from link O 2 A. All dimensions are incentimeters (cm).(a) Find the transmission angle at the position shown.(b) Find the toggle positions in terms of angle AO 2 O 4 .(c) Find the maximum and minimum transmission angles over its range of motion.(d) Draw the coupler curve of point P over its range of motion.Link lengths:Link 1 (ground) L 1 95mmLink 2 (driver) L 2 50mmLink 3 (coupler) L 3 44mmLink 4 (driven) L 4 50mmSolution: See Figure P3-4 and Mathcad file P0315.1. To find the transmission angle at the position shown, draw the linkage to scale in the position shown andmeasure the transmission angle ABO 4 .Py77.097°B3A 4O 2250.000°1O4xThe measured transmission angle at the position shown is 77.097 deg.2. The toggle positions will be symmetric with respect to the O 2 O 4 axis and will occur when links 3 and 4 arecolinear. Use the law of cosines to calculate the angle of link 2 when links 3 and 4 are in toggle.L 3 L 4 2 2 L 1where 2 is the angle AO 2 O 4 . Solving for 2 , 2L 2 2L 1 L 2 cos 2 acos L 2 21L 2 L 3 L 4 73.558 deg2L 1 L 2The other toggle position occurs at 73.558 deg

DESIGN OF MACHINERY SOLUTION MANUAL 3-15-23. Use the program FOURBAR to find the maximum and minimum transmission angles.FOURBAR for Windows File P03-15 Design # 1Angle Theta2 Theta3 Theta4 Trans AngStep Mag Mag Mag MagDeg degrees degrees degrees degrees-73.557 -73.557 30.861 -149.490 0.352-58.846 -58.846 64.075 -176.312 60.387-44.134 -44.134 77.168 170.696 86.472-29.423 -29.423 83.147 157.514 74.367-14.711 -14.711 80.604 142.103 61.4990.000 0.000 68.350 125.123 56.77314.711 14.711 50.145 111.644 61.49929.423 29.423 32.106 106.473 74.36744.134 44.134 16.173 109.701 86.47258.846 58.846 0.566 120.179 60.38773.557 73.557 -30.486 149.159 0.355A partial output from FOURBAR is shown above. From it, we see that the maximum transmission angle isapproximately 86.5 deg and the minimum is zero deg.4. Use program FOURBAR to draw the coupler curve with respect to a coordinate frame through O 2 O 4 .