AE-688: Dynamics and Vibration

Assignment - 5
Due date: 15 October 2015

Q1. Determine the number of degrees of freedom needed

for the analysis of the mechanical system shown in gure,
which consists of three masses A, B and C connected via two
identical pulleys with moment of inertia I. Specify a set
of generalized coordinates that can be used in the system
vibration analysis (do not peform any analysis). Assume
that the strings do not slip over the pulleys. [5]

Q2. Determine the natural frequency of the system shown

in gure, when x, the displacement of the mass m is used as
the generalized coordinate. The radius of inner pulley is r
and of the outer pulley is 2r. The total moment of inertia of
the combined two pulley system can be taken as I. Assume
that the strings over the pulley remain tight and do not slip.
[10]

Q3. A vehicle with equivalent mass m = 1,050 kg and equivalent suspension stiness k = 435,000 N/m is traveling with a velocity V on a
sinusoidal road surface with amplitude = 0.011 m and a wavelength of
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(a) Determine the critical speed of the vehicle.
(b) Select an appropriate amount of damping for the suspension system.
(c) With the damping selected in part b, should the vehicle be operated
above or below the critical speed so that the amplitude of the vehicle
is small? Justify your answer.
(d) With the damping selected in part b, should the vehicle be operated
above or below the critical speed so that the amplitude of the vehicle
is small relative to the road prole? Justify your answer.
Q4. The recoil mechanism of a gun is designed
such that the system returns to its ring position
the quickest without overshooting. Design a recoil
mechanism (by specifying c and k) for a 10-kg gun
with a 5-cm recoil (amplitude) such that the ring
mechanism returns to within 0.5 mm of ring within
0.5 s after maximum recoil. [10]

Q5. Consider a single degree of freedom system undergoing free vibration

m
x + cx + kx = 0
Write a matlab program to evaluate the initial condition response for this system. Use Newmarks
algorithm to perform time integration for a total time duration of 5 sec. Following information is
known about the system: n = 5 rad/s. Explore the eect of damping ratio () by changing its value
from 0.1, 1 and 2. Use the initial condition of x0 = 1 cm and x 0 = 0 cm/s. Show the displacement for
all three cases in the same graph. Also, show a plot comparing the velocity for each of the three cases
above. Discuss your results.
MATLAB Hints: To change the fontsize for plots use the following command right below, plot
command:
set(gca, FontSize, 16)
Make use of label commands to label your x and y axes.
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