Engineering Curves: Part-II (Point Undergoing Two Types of Displacements)
Engineering Curves: Part-II (Point Undergoing Two Types of Displacements)
Engineering Curves: Part-II (Point Undergoing Two Types of Displacements)
Part-II
(Point undergoing two types of displacements)
C
B
D A
25 100
Problem: Draw involute of an equilateral triangle of 35 mm sides.
C
A
35 3X35
Problem no 23: Draw Involute of a circle of 40 mm diameter. INVOLUTE OF A CIRCLE
Also draw normal and tangent to it at a point 100 mm from the
centre of the circle.
Solution Steps:
1) Point or end P of string AP is
exactly D distance away from A.
P3
Means if this string is wound round
the circle, it will completely cover P4
given circle. B will meet A after P2
winding.
2) Divide D (AP) distance into 12
number of equal parts.
3) Divide circle also into 12 number
of equal parts. P5
4) Name after A, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. up
to 12 on D line AP as well as on
circle (in anticlockwise direction). P1
5) To radius C-1’, C-2’, C-3’ up to C-
12’ draw tangents (from 1’,2’,3’,4’,
etc to circle).
6) Take distance 1 to P in compass
and mark it on tangentP6 from point 1’ 6’
on circle (means one division less 7’ 5’
than distance AP). 8’
4’
7) Name this point P1
8) Take 2-P distance in compass 9’ c 3’
and mark it on the tangent from
10’ 2’
point 2’. Name it point PP 2.7
9) Similarly take 3 to P, 4 to P, 5 to 11’ 1’
P up to 11 to P distance in compass 12’ P
A
and mark on respective tangents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
P11
and locate P3, P4, P5 up to P12 (i.e. P8 D
A) points and join them in smooth P10
P9
curve it is an INVOLUTE of a given
circle.
STEPS: Involute
DRAW INVOLUTE AS USUAL.
Method of Drawing
MARK POINT Q ON IT AS DIRECTED. Tangent & Normal
JOIN Q TO THE CENTER OF CIRCLE C.
CONSIDERING CQ DIAMETER, DRAW
A SEMICIRCLE AS SHOWN.
INVOLUTE OF A CIRCLE
MARK POINT OF INTERSECTION OF
THIS SEMICIRCLE AND POLE CIRCLE
AND JOIN IT TO Q. Q
THIS WILL BE NORMAL TO INVOLUTE.
4
3
5
C 2
6
1
7
8
P
P8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D
Problem 15: Draw locus of a point on the periphery of a circle which rolls on straight line path . CYCLOID
Take circle diameter as 50 mm. Draw normal and tangent on the curve at a point 40 mm
above the directing line.
6 p5 p6
7 5 p7
4 p4 p8
8
p9
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12
9 C p3 3
40mm
p2 p10
10 2
p1 p11
11 1 p12
12 P 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’ 8’ 9’ 10’ 11’ 12’ Q
D
Solution Steps:
1) From center C draw a circle of 50mm dia. and from point P draw a horizontal line PQ equal to D length.
2) Divide the circle in 12 equal parts and in anticlockwise direction, after P name 1, 2, 3 up to 12.
3) Also divide the straight line PQ into 12 number of equal parts and after P name them 1’,2’,3’__ etc.
4) From all these points on circle draw horizontal lines. (parallel to locus of C)
5) With a fixed distance C-P in compass, C1 as center, mark a point on horizontal line from 1. Name it P 1.
6) Repeat this procedure from C2, C3, C4 up to C12 as centers. Mark points P2, P3, P4, P5 up to P12 on the
horizontal lines drawn from 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 respectively.
7) Join all these points by curve. It is Cycloid.
STEPS:
DRAW CYCLOID AS USUAL. CYCLOID
MARK POINT Q ON IT AS DIRECTED.
Method of Drawing
WITH CP DISTANCE, FROM Q. CUT THE Tangent & Normal
POINT ON LOCUS OF C AND JOIN IT TO Q.
C C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
P N
D
PROBLEM 25: DRAW LOCUS OF A POINT ON THE PERIPHERY OF A CIRCLE WHICH ROLLS ON A CURVED PATH. Take diameter
of rolling Circle 50 mm And radius of directing circle i.e. curved path, 75 mm.Also draw normal and tangent on the
curve at 110mm from the centre of directing circle.
Solution Steps:
1) When smaller circle will roll on
larger circle for one revolution it will
cover D distance on arc and it will
be decided by included arc angle .
2) Calculate by formula = (r/R)
x 360º. c9 c1
c8
3) Construct angle with radius c7 0 c1
OC and draw an arc by taking O as 1 c1
center OC as radius and form sector c6 2
of angle .
4) Divide this sector into 12 c5 8 9 10
number of equal angular parts. And Rolling circle or 7 11
C3 up to C12. circle 5
5) Divide smaller circle (Generating
circle) also in 12 number of equal c3 4
parts. And next to P in anticlockw-
Directing circle
ise direction name those 1, 2, 3, up 3
to 12. c2
6) With O as center, O-1 as radius 2
draw an arc in the sector. Take O-2, 4’ 3’ 2’
O-3, O-4, O-5 up to O-12 distances c1
with center O, draw all concentric 5’ 1’
1
Directing
circle
Solution Steps:
1) Smaller circle is rolling
here, inside the larger
circle. It has to rotate
9
anticlockwise to move 8 10
7 11
ahead. 6 12
2) Same steps should be
taken as in case of EPI – 5
3) From next to P in c4
is called θ
HYPO – CYCLOID. 12’
C
6’
P
11’ 7’
O
6’
Draw an Archemedian spiral of one convolution, greatest and least radii being 115mm and
15 mm respectively. Draw a normal and tangent to the spiral at a point 65 mm from the pole.
Important approach for construction!
Find total angular and total linear displacement and divide both in to same number of equal
parts. Angular displacement =360º, Linear displacement = 100mm
3’
Solution Steps
1. With PO & QO radii draw two
4’ 2’
P3
circles and divide them in P2
twelve equal parts. Name those P4
1’,2’,3’,4’, etc. up to 12’
2 .Similarly divided line PQ also in 5’ P1 1’
twelve parts and name those
P5
1,2,3,-- as shown.
3. Take O-1 distance from OP line
N
and draw an arc up to O1’ radius
c Q P
vector. Name the point P1 6’ P6
7’ 11’
C=(Rmax-Rmin)/No. of
convolutions in radians
= (115-15)/3.14 X 2 =15.92 8’ 10’
9’
Draw an Archemedian spiral of one and half convolution, greatest and least radii being
115mm and 15 mm respectively. Draw a normal and tangent to the spiral at a point 70 mm
from the pole.
Important approach for construction
Find total angular and total linear displacement and divide both in to same number of equal
parts. Total Angular displacement 540º. Total Linear displacement
3’15’ 100 mm
1 Draw a 115 mm long line OP. 16’4’ P3 2’14’
2 Mark Q at 15 mm from O P2
P4
3 with O as centre draw two circles with OP
and OQ radius
4 Divide the circle in 12 equal divisions and
17’ 5’ P1 1’13’
mark the divisions as 1’,2’ and so on up to 18’ P
5
5 Divide the line PQ in 18 equal divis- P15 P14
ions as 1,2,3 and so on upto 18 P16 P13
6.Take O-1 distance from OP line and P17
draw an arc up to O1’ radius vector. P6 P12
Name the point P1 18’ 6’ Q P
7.Similarly mark points P2, P3, P4 up
P18
O
18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 12’
to P18. P11
8. And join those in a smooth curve. P7
It is a SPIRAL of one and half P10
convolution. P8
7’ P9
11’
C=(Rmax-Rmin)/No. of
convolutions in radians
= (115-15)/3.14 X3 =10.61
8’ 10’
9’
Spiral.
Method of Drawing
Tangent & Normal
SPIRAL (ONE CONVOLUSION.)
2
P2
3 1 Difference in length of any radius vectors
Q P1 Constant of the Curve =
Angle between the corresponding
radius vector in radian.
P3
OP – OP2 OP – OP2
= =
/2 1.57
4 P4 O P = 3.185 m.m.
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
P7 STEPS:
*DRAW SPIRAL AS USUAL.
P5 P6 DRAW A SMALL CIRCLE OF RADIUS EQUAL TO THE
CONSTANT OF CURVE CALCULATED ABOVE.
2,10
P2
3,11 P1 1,9
SOLUTION STEPS: P3
problem.
P6
5,13 7,15
6,14
Problem No.7: OSCILLATING LINK
A Link OA, 80 mm long oscillates around O,
600 to right side and returns to it’s initial vertical
Position with uniform velocity.Mean while point
P initially on O starts sliding downwards and
reaches end A with uniform velocity.
Draw locus of point P p
O
p1
Solution Steps: 1 p2 p4
Point P- Reaches End A (Downwards) p3
1) Divide OA in EIGHT equal parts and from O to A after O 2
name 1, 2, 3, 4 up to 8. (i.e. up to point A).
2) Divide 600 angle into four parts (150 each) and mark each
point by A1, A2, A3, A4 and for return A5, A6, A7 andA8. 3
p5 A4
(Initial A point).
3) Take center O, distance in compass O-1 draw an arc upto 4
OA1. Name this point as P1.
1) Similarly O center O-2 distance mark P2 on line O-A2. 5
2) This way locate P3, P4, P5, P6, P7 and P8 and join them. p6
A3
( It will be thw desired locus of P ) A5
6
7 p7 A2
A6
A8 A1
p8
A7
A8
OSCILLATING LINK
Problem No 8:
A Link OA, 80 mm long oscillates around O,
600 to right side, 1200 to left and returns to it’s initial
vertical Position with uniform velocity.Mean while point
P initially on O starts sliding downwards, reaches end A
and returns to O again with uniform velocity.
Draw locus of point P Op
16
15
p1 p4
1 p2
Solution Steps: 14 p3
( P reaches A i.e. moving downwards. 2
& returns to O again i.e.moves upwards ) 13
1.Here distance traveled by point P is PA.plus A 3 p
AP.Hence divide it into eight equal parts.( so
12
12 A4
5
total linear displacement gets divided in 16 4
parts) Name those as shown. 11
2.Link OA goes 600 to right, comes back to A 5 p6
A13 11 A3
original (Vertical) position, goes 600 to left A5
10
and returns to original vertical position. Hence 6
total angular displacement is 2400. A10 p7 A2
Divide this also in 16 parts. (150 each.) 9 7
A14 A6
Name as per previous problem.(A, A1 A2 etc) A9 8 A1
3.Mark different positions of P as per the A15 A p8
procedure adopted in previous case. A7
and complete the problem.
A8
A16
ROTATING LINK
Problem 9:
Rod AB, 100 mm long, revolves in clockwise direction for one revolution.
Meanwhile point P, initially on A starts moving towards B and reaches B.
Draw locus of point P. A2
1) AB Rod revolves around
center O for one revolution and
point P slides along AB rod and A1
reaches end B in one A3
revolution. p1
2) Divide circle in 8 number of p2 p6
p7
equal parts and name in arrow
direction after A-A1, A2, A3, up
to A8.
3) Distance traveled by point P
is AB mm. Divide this also into 8 p5
number of equal parts. p3
p8
4) Initially P is on end A. When
A moves to A1, point P goes A B A4
P 1 4 5 6 7
one linear division (part) away 2 3 p4
from A1. Mark it from A1 and
name the point P1.
5) When A moves to A2, P will
be two parts away from A2
(Name it P2 ). Mark it as above
from A2.
6) From A3 mark P3 three
parts away from P3.
7) Similarly locate P4, P5, P6, A7
A5
P7 and P8 which will be eight
parts away from A8. [Means P
has reached B].
8) Join all P points by smooth A6
curve. It will be locus of P
Problem 10 : ROTATING LINK
Rod AB, 100 mm long, revolves in clockwise direction for one revolution.
Meanwhile point P, initially on A starts moving towards B, reaches B
And returns to A in one revolution of rod.
Draw locus of point P. A2
Solution Steps
1) AB Rod revolves around center O
A1
A3
for one revolution and point P slides
along rod AB reaches end B and
returns to A.
2) Divide circle in 8 number of equal p5
p1
parts and name in arrow direction
after A-A1, A2, A3, up to A8.
3) Distance traveled by point P is AB
plus AB mm. Divide AB in 4 parts so
those will be 8 equal parts on return. p4
4) Initially P is on end A. When A p2 A4
A
moves to A1, point P goes one P 1+7 2+6 p +3 5 4 +B
linear division (part) away from A1. p8 6
Mark it from A1 and name the point
P1.
5) When A moves to A2, P will be
two parts away from A2 (Name it P2
). Mark it as above from A2. p7 p 3
6) From A3 mark P3 three parts
away from P3.
7) Similarly locate P4, P5, P6, P7 A7
and P8 which will be eight parts away A5
from A8. [Means P has reached B].
8) Join all P points by smooth curve.
It will be locus of P
The Locus will follow the loop A6
path two times in one revolution.
Problem 28: A link OA, 100 mm long rotates about O
in anti-clockwise direction. A point P on the link, 15 θ= 2/5 X 360º = 144º
mm away from O, moves and reaches the end A, Total angular movement = 144º
while the link has rotated through 2/5 of a revolution.
Total linear movement = 85 mm
Assuming that the movements of the link to be
uniform trace the path of point P. To divide both of them in equal
no. of parts ( say 8)
5’
6’ 4’
7’ 3’
P6
P7
8’ P5 2’
P8 P4
P3
1’
P2
144º
P1
O P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8A
15
100
Logarithmic Spiral:
If a point moves around a pole in such a way that
The value of vectorial angle are in arithmatic progression and
The corresponding values of radius vectors are in geometric progression, then the curve
traced by the point is known as logarithmic spiral.
A3
A2
P3
A1
P2
θ
θ P1
θ
O P A
Let OA be a straight line and P be a point on it at radius vector OP from O.
Now let the line moves at uniform angular speed to a new position OA1 ,at vectorial angle
θ from OA and the point moves to a new position P1 , at radius vector OP1 from O.
The line now gradually moves to the new position OA2, OA3 at vectorial angle θ and the
point to P2 and P3 , at radius vectors OP2 and OP3 respectively.
P
40
Repeat the steps to get the points P3,P4 and so1 on up to P12.
P6
P P12
P7
P11
P8
P9 P10