Machine Elements Midterm Exam

The study of motion in mechanisms without reference to the forces that cause the motion is called ______.

A rigid body having two or more pairing elements which connect it to other bodies for the purpose of transmitting force or motion is known as a ______.

A ______ connection between links that allows some motion between the connected links.

A kinematic pair with surface contact (when deformation is neglected) is known as a ______.

The number of independent inputs needed to precisely position all links of a mechanism relative to the ground is known as the ______.

A four-bar linkage in which the shortest link can fully rotate is called a ______.

The angle between the coupler and the follower in a four-bar linkage is referred to as the ______.

In a slider-crank mechanism, the positions where the crank and connecting rod are collinear are known as the ______.

The condition $L_{max} + L_{min} <= L_a + L_b$ for a four-bar linkage is known as ______.

A mechanism designed to produce a slow working stroke and a quick return stroke is called a ______.

The combination of kinematics and kinetics, which studies the motion of bodies under the action of forces, is called ______.

A joint that allows only relative rotation between two links is known as a ______.

A joint that allows only relative sliding motion between two links is known as a ______.

A kinematic pair that permits both rotation and sliding, independently, is called a ______.

A ______ is a kinematic chain in which one link is fixed.

The fixed or stationary link in a mechanism is called the ______.

A combination of two revoluté joints that allows two angular rotations is called a ______.

A linkage where each link is connected to at least two other links is called a ______.

A linkage with one or more links connected to only one other link is called an ______.

Machines or linkages designed to simulate human arm and hand motions are called ______.

A connection between two links that allows only relative rotation is known as a ______.

A kinematic pair that permits both angular rotation and independent sliding motion is called a ______.

A ______ joint allows rotation about three axes.

A ______ is a higher pair joint with rolling and sliding contact.

The idealization that assumes machine components do not deflect under load is known as a ______.

A combination of links and joints that provides a controlled output motion in response to an input motion is called a ______.

A linkage in which the motion of all links occurs in parallel planes is known as a ______.

The time it takes for a mechanism to return to its original configuration after completing all its motions is called the ______.

A combination of bodies connected by joints, but designed to support loads rather than transmit motion, is called a ______.

A Grashof four-bar mechanism where the shortest link is the frame, and both cranks fully rotate, is called a ______.

A Grashof mechanism where no link can fully rotate is called a ______.

A non-Grashof four-bar linkage where no link can fully rotate is called a ______.

A simple machine that consists of a rigid beam pivoted about a fixed point is called a ______.

The study of forces and torques on systems at rest or in equilibrium is called ______.