SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF POWER EXTRACTION FROM A CRANK-ROCKER MECHANISM AT THE ROCKER PIVOT USING A CONVERTER MECHANISM

• Main Author: MOKHLIS, MOHAMAD MOHAIMIN
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21368/1/2014-MECHANICAL-SIMULATION%20AND%20ANALYSIS%20OF%20POWER%20EXTRACTION%20FROM%20A%20CRANK-ROCKER%20MECHANISM%20AT%20THE%20ROCKER%20PIVOT%20USING%20A%20CONVERTER%20MECHANISM-MOHAMAD%20MOHAIMIN%20BIN%20MOKHLIS.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21368/

This project investigates the extraction of power from the rocker pivot of the crank-rocker mechanism using a converter mechanism. The crank-rocker is operated using a force (alternating constant force / 2-stroke combustion force) applied at the rocker tip, while the function of the crank is to limit the rocker motion. For this project, the crank-rocker and the converter mechanism computer models were developed in CATIA and ADAMS. The output characteristics at the rocker pivot of the crank-rocker were initially studied without the converter mechanism for the variation of parameters such as the oscillating angle and time ratio using basic linkages model. A set of simplified equations was formulated to predict the output speed of a converter mechanism.