Mechanics of Machines

MDB3043

Lecture 12 –
Examples of Acceleration Analysis
Outline of Lecture 12
Examples of Acceleration Analysis
 Sewing Machine Linkage
 Ink Stamper Linkage
Sewing Machine Linkage
drive wheel = 200
rpm ccw
A
15 mm

1
30o
B
8 mm

30 mm
2
Find the
acceleration
of the needle, C
aC . needle
 Sewing Machine Linkage: Acceleration Analysis
ω1 = 20.9 rad/s ccw aC = aB + aC/B
α1=0 aCn + aCt = aBn + aBt + aC/Bn + aC/Bt
ω2 = 11.0 rad/s cw
Point C is not rotating (absolute), so no normal &
A
tangential components
1 aC = aBn + aC/Bn + aC/Bt
60 o
aBn
aB = ω1 rAB = 20.9 x 15 = 6577 mm/s
n 2 2 2

B aC/Bn = ω22rBC = 112 x 30 =3630 mm/s2 58o

aC/Bt Measuring
2
aC = 7950 mm/s2 90o
aC/Bn
aC/Bn aC aC/Bt = 1620 mm/s2 32o
aBn
C Calculating
aC/Bt α2= aC/Bt / rBC = 1620/30 = 54 rad/s2 cw
aC
 Sewing Machine Linkage: Acceleration Analysis
(Similar problem as before but drive wheel decelerating at 250 rad/s2 instead of
constant speed)

ω1 = 20.9 rad/s ccw α1=250 rad/s2 cw aC = aB + aC/B

ω2 = 11.0 rad/s cw aCn + aCt = aBn + aBt + aC/Bn + aC/Bt
A aC = aBn + aBt + aC/Bn + aC/Bt
1 aC/Bt aBt = α1rAB = 250 x 15 = 3750 mm/s2 30o
aBt o
aBn n
a = 6577 mm/s 2 60
B B
aBtn
aC/B
aC/Bn =3630 mm/s2 58o
2 aBt n Measuring
aC/B
aC = 11,750 mm/s2 90o
aC
aC/Bn aBn aC/Bt = 2100 mm/s2 32o
C Calculating
aC/Bt α2= aC/Bt / rBC = 2100/30 = 70 rad/s2 ccw
aC
Acceleration Analysis of The Ink Stamper
(Point on a Floating Link)

Floating Link
(Stamp)

The stamp stamps on

the ink pad and then
stamps on the box
repetitively as the
Link 1 is rotating clockwise
crank rotates.
at a constant speed of 20
rpm. What is the
acceleration at point X?
Ink Stamper Kinematic Diagram
B

X C
 Ink Stamper Velocity Analysis
1 B vC = vB + vC/B
vB
ω1= 20 rpm cw = 2.09 rad/s cw
A vB = ω1rBA = 6.79 in/s 30O vX
Measuring
vC = 3.85 in/s 72o
2 vC vX/C v
B
vC/B = 4.75 in/s 1o
D vC/B

C 3
X
ω3 = vC/ rCD = 3.85 / 6.75 = 0.57 rad/s ccw
ω2 = vC/B / rCB = 4.75 / 9.38 = 0.51 rad/s cw
vX = vB + vX/B vX/B = ω2 x rBX = 0.51 x 11.25 = 5.6 in/s 33o
vX = vC + vX/C vX/C = ω2 x rCX = 0.51 x 6.0 = 3.1 in/s
89o
 Ink Stamper Acceleration Analysis
aBn B
aBt
A aC = aB + aC/B

aC/Bn aCn + aCt = aBn + aBt + aC/Bn + aC/Bt

D
aBn = ω12rAB = 2.092 x 3.25 = 14.20 in/s2 60o
X
C aCn aBt = αrAB = 0 x 3.25 = 0 in/s2
aC/Bt aCt
aC/Bn = ω22rBC = 0.512 x 9.38 =2.4 in/s2 89o
aCn = ω32rCD = 0.572 x 6.75 = 2.2 in/s2
aCn 18o
aCt
aCt = 11.3 in/s2 72o
aC/Bt = 12. 6 in/s2
1o
aBn
aC/Bn aX = aB + aX/B
aC/Bt
aX = aC + aX/C
Ink Stamper Acceleration Analysis
aBn B
aBt aC = aB + aC/B
A
aCn + aCt = aBn + aBt + aC/Bn + aC/Bt
aC/Bn aBn = 14.20 in/s2 60o
D
aX/Bn aC/Bn = =2.4 in/s2 90o aC/Bt = 12. 6 in/s2 1o
X
C aCn aCn = 2.2 in/s2 18o aCt = 11.3 in/s2 72o
aC/Bt aCt
aX/B t
aX = aB + aX/B= aB + aX/Bn + aX/Bt
aCn
aX = aC + aX/C= aCn + aCt + aX/Cn + aX/Ct
aCt aX/Bn = ω22rBX = 0.512 x 11.25 =2.9 in/s2 58o

aX aX/Cn = ω22rCX = 0.512 x 6 =1.6 in/s2 1o

aBn Measuring,
aC/Bt aX/Cn aX/Bt = 15.3 in/s2 32o
aC/Bn
aX/Ct = 8.3 in/s2 89o
aX/Bn
aX/Bt aX/Ct aX = 19.5 in/s2 69o