Kinematics of Machine Components Flashcards
It is a device that transforms one motion into another
Mechanism
Mechanisms which transmit
substantial forces, applying power, or
changing its direction.
Machine
When generated forces are associated
with the conversion of energy of high
temperature fluids to shaft power.
Engine
an assemblage
of rigid bodies coupled by mechanical
constraints such that there can be relative
motion between them
Mechanism
Two main constituents of Mechanics
Statics and Dynamics
Analysis of systems of rigid bodies
whose configuration is invariant with time
Statics
Analysis of systems of rigid
bodies whose relative configuration
changes with time.
Dynamics
The study of motion, without
considering the forces causing the motion:
position, orientation, displacement,
velocity, acceleration…
Kinematics
Equates motions to the forces that
cause them.
Kinetics
the distance
between every pair of points on the body is
constant during a motion)
Rigid body assumption
A process whose output prescribes
the sizes, shapes, materials and arrangements of components so that the resulting mechanism
will perform the desired task.
Synthesis
Techniques allowing for quantifiable evaluation of an existing, or proposed mechanism.
Analysis
indicates a joint between two
links
Kinematic pair
mechanical constraints imposed on the links.
Joints
Kinematic pair that involves surface contact
Lower pair
Those normally involving point, line, or curve contact
Higher pair
Kinematic pairs are classified based on
- Nature of contact
- Nature of mechanical constraint
- Nature of relative motion
Under classification of kinematic pairs according to nature of contact
Lower pairs
Higher pairs