MENG 371 Test 1 March 20, 2002 ID:

1) (30) In front of the bulkhead seat in an airline is a table which you can place a baby
carrier. The tabletop is shown in the two desired positions, one vertical against the wall,
and once horizontal. Sketch (on this sheet) and describe the steps to design a mechanism
to move the tabletop between the two positions.

wall

2) (15) Determine the degree of freedom for the linkage shown

MENG 371 Test 1 March 20, 2002 ID:

3) For the fourbar, pin jointed mechanism shown given the b

link lengths a=8, b=4, c=7, d=6:
a) (8) What is the behavior of the mechanism? (rocker-rocker, a
crank-crank, crank-rocker, crank slider, inverted crank c
slider)
b) (12) What is a toggle position? What are the toggle d
position(s) (if any) for this linkage?

4) (35) For the shaper mechanism shown, it is desired to

rotate link a prescribed angle 2 when link b rotates a
prescribed angle 3. During this time the slider block
will have slid a length b (not prescribed) along link
b. Link c is the ground link.
a) Write the vector loop equation(s) describing the
motion.
b) How many free choices do you have?
c) Choose variables for the free choices and show how
you would solve for the remaining variables. b
a a
2

2
b-b 3
3 c
1