Theory of Machines

3

ACCELERATION IN MECHANISMS

Chapter Outline

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Acceleration of a Body Moving in a Circular Path

3.3 Acceleration Diagrams

3.3.1 Total Acceleration of a Link

3.3.2 Acceleration of a Point on a Link

3.3.3 Absolute Acceleration for a Link

3.3.4 Acceleration Centre

3.3.5 Acceleration Diagram for Four-Bar Mechanism

3.3.6 Four-Bar Mechanism with Ternary Link

3.3.7 Acceleration Diagram for Slider–Crank Mechanism

3.4 Coriolis Acceleration

3.5 Link Sliding in a Swivelling Pin

3.6 Klein’s Construction

3.7 Analytical Analysis of Slider–Crank Mechanism

3.1 INTRODUCTION

In the Chapter 2, we have defined the concept of velocity. In this chapter, we shall study the concept of acceleration. The acceleration may be defined as the rate of ...