Simples Machines

Chapter 8

Incline Plane

A. Save As.

Step 1. If necessary, open your Wheels and Axle Assembly file.

Step 2. Click File Menu > Save As.
Step 3. Key-in INCLINE PLANE for the filename and press ENTER.
Delete

B. Delete Track 6.

Step 1. Click Model tab

of the drawing area.

at the bottom left

Step 2. Delete Track 6, Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. To

delete, click Track 6 in drawing area
and press Delete key.

Fig. 1

C. Mate: Wheels, Body and Track 15.

Step 1. Click Mate

on the Assembly toolbar.

Step 2. Click cylindrical face of front Wheel

and top face of Track 15, Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Step 3. Click Add/Finish Mate

in Mate
pop-up toolbar to add a Tangent mate.
Step 4. Click cylindrical face of rear Wheel and top face of
Track 15, Fig. 3.
Step 5. Click Add/Finish Mate
in Mate
pop-up toolbar to add a Tangent mate.

Fig. 3

Step 6. Rotate view to view rear face of

Truck Body as shown in Fig. 4. To rotate,
hold down middle mouse button (wheel)
and drag.
Step 7. Click rear face of Truck Body (tail gate)
and rear face of Track 6, Fig. 4.
Step 8. Click Add/Finish Mate
Step 9. Click Isometric

Fig. 4

in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate.

on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

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Step 10. Click OK

in the Property Manager.

Step 11. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

D. Insert Track Parts.

Step 1. Click Insert Components
the Assembly toolbar.
Step 2. Click Keep Visible
the Property Manager.

on

in

Fig. 5

Step 3. Click Browse in the

Property Manager.
Step 4. Select your TRACK 6 file and click Open.
Step 5. Place Track 6 as positioned in Fig. 5. Browse and insert TRACK 36. Use the Z key to
zoom out. Click OK
in the Property Manager when done.

E. Mate: Tracks.
Step 1. Click Mate

on the Assembly toolbar.

Step 2. Click side face of Track 15 and side face of

Track 6, Fig. 6.
Step 3. Click Add/Finish Mate
in Mate
pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident
mate.
Step 4. Click top front edge of Track 15 and
top rear edge of Track 6, Fig. 7.

Fig. 6

Step 5. Click Add/Finish Mate

in Mate
pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate.

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Step 6. Click top face of Track 15 and top face of Track 6, Fig. 8.
Step 7. Click Angle
in Mate pop-up, Fig. 9. Set
angle to 25 and press ENTER. Track 6
should angle up in the front, Fig. 10.
If positioned in opposite direction,
click Flip Dimension
in the
Mate pop-up, Fig. 9. Click Add/Finish Mate

to add the Angle mate.

Fig. 8

Step 8. Click side face of Track 15 and side

face of Track 36, Fig. 10.
Step 9. Click Add/Finish Mate
add a Coincident mate.

Fig. 9

in Mate pop-up toolbar to

Step 10. Click top face of Track 15 and top face of Track
36, Fig. 11.
Step 11. Click Add/Finish Mate
in Mate
pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident
mate.

Fig. 10

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Step 12. Click rear vertical edge of Track 36 and front vertical edge of Track 15, Fig. 12.
Step 13. Click Distance
in Mate pop-up, Fig. 13. Set distance
to 12 and press ENTER. The Track 36 should extent
out 12 from Track 15, Fig. 16. If positioned in
opposite direction, click Flip Dimension
in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 13.
Click Add/Finish Mate
Distance mate.

to add
Fig. 12

Step 14. Click OK

in the Property Manager when done.
Step 15. Save. Use Ctrl-S.
Fig. 13

F. Contact.

Step 1. Click Motion Study 1 tab

drawing area.

at the bottom left of the

Step 2. Click Yes to update affected

Keys.
Step 3. Double click Solid Body Contact 1 Key Point at Time = 0
in the Motion Manager Timeline, Fig. 14.
Step 4. In the Property Manager set:
expand Selections, Fig. 15
Fig. 14
click in the Track group
box and click new Tracks, Track 6 and Track 36, Fig. 16

uncheck Material, Fig. 15

under Friction

Dynamic Friction Velocity to .4

Dynamic Friction Coefficient to .8

Fig. 15

uncheck Static Friction

click OK

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G. Add Motor.
Step 1. Click Motor

on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 21.

Direction arrow
CCW

Step 2. In the Motor Property Manager set:

under Motor Type, Fig. 17
select Rotary Motor
under Component/Direction
for Motor Location
click the cylindrical face
of rear Wheel, Fig. 18

for Motor Direction

Motor
location
Move
Relative
To

Fig. 18

Motor direction arrow should point CCW

, Fig. 18.
If arrow is pointing in wrong direction, click Reverse
Direction

, Fig. 17.

Fig. 17

click in Component to Move Relative to box, Fig. 17

click Track 15, Fig. 18

set RPM to 500 and click OK

H. Change View.

Step 1. Change view for the Motion Study. We will first

disable View Key, rotate view, then enable View
Key. To change view, right click
Orientation
and Camera Views in the Motion Manager design
tree and click Disable View Key Creation, Fig. 19.

Fig. 19

Fig. 20
Step 2. Click Right
on the Standard Views toolbar (Ctrl-4) and down arrow key on keyboard to rotate view, Fig. 20. Use Shift-Z until assembly zooms to fit on screen.
Step 3. Right click
Orientation and
Camera Views in
the Motion Manager design tree and
click Disable View
Key Creation,
Fig. 21.
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I. Suppress Mates.
Step 1. Click Zoom in
in lower right corner
of the Motion Manager to increase the Time
Bar with finer time
increments, Fig. 22.

Fig. 22

Step 2. Set the Motion Study duration to 1.5 seconds on the Timeline. To change duration, in the
top Timeline drag the Key at 1 seconds to 1.5 seconds, Fig. 23.
Step 3. Expand TRUCK ASSEMBLY in the Motion Manager design tree and expand Mates in
WHEELS AND AXLE ASSEMBLY, Fig. 23.
Step 4. Suppress the 3 Mates that are not Suppressed. To suppress the Mates, click the first
Mate, then hold down the Shift key and click the last Mate. Release the Shift key, right
click and click Suppress

from the menu, Fig. 23.

Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

J. Calculate and Play.

Step 1. Click Calculate

Fig. 23

and Play from Start

Step 2. Click Play from Start

on the Motion Manager toolbar.

on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 24.

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K. Motor 7000 rpm at T = .3.

Step 1. Set Time Bar to .3 seconds. To set Time Bar, drag the Time Bar, the gray vertical line to .3
in the Timeline, Fig. 25.
Step 2. Right click the RotaryMotor1 Timeline at Time = .3 and click
Fig. 25.

Place Key in menu,

Fig. 25
Step 3. Double click new Key Point at Time = .3 in the RotaryMotor1 Timeline, Fig. 26.

Step 4. In the Motor Property Manager set:

Speed RPM to 7000 Fig. 27
click OK

Fig. 26

Step 5. Click Calculate

and Play from Start
ager toolbar, Fig. 28.

on the Motion Man-

Fig. 27
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L. Mate Center Planes.

Step 1. Set Time Bar to Time = 0. To set Time Bar, drag

the Time Bar, the gray vertical line to 0 in the Timeline.
Step 2. Click Model tab
at the bottom left of
the Motion Manager Timeline.
Step 3. Click Right Plane
click Mate

in the Feature Manager and

Fig. 29

from the Content toolbar, Fig. 29.

Step 4. Expand the Design Tree, Fig. 30.

Step 5. Expand TRUCK ASSEMBLY and click
Right Plane, Fig. 30.

Fig. 30

Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate

Fig. 31

in Mate pop-up
toolbar to add a Coincident mate.
Step 7. Click OK

in the Property Manager.

Step 8. Click Motion Study 1 tab

Step 9. Click Calculate

at the bottom left of the drawing area.

and Play from Start

on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 32.

Step 10. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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M. Slow Motor and Turn Off Motor to Brake.

Step 1. Next, turn off the Motor once the Truck leaves the launch ramp so Wheels coast when
Truck lands. To Turn off Motor, drag Time Bar to where Truck leaves ramp, around T = .6,
Fig. 33.
Step 2. Right click the RotaryMotor1 Timeline at T = .6 and click Off in menu, Fig. 33.

Fig. 33
Step 3. After the Truck lands, turn Motor on and slow Motor to 500 RPM. To turn on and slow
Motor, drag Time Bar to T = .8, right click the RotaryMotor1 Timeline at T = .8 and click
On in menu, Fig. 34.

Fig. 34
Step 4. Double click new Key Point at T = .8 in the RotaryMotor1 Timeline, Fig. 35.

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Step 5. In the Motor Property Manager set:

Speed RPM to 500 Fig. 36
click OK

Step 6. Place new Key Point on RotaryMotor1 Timeline T = 1 and double

click new Key Point, Fig. 37.
Step 7. In the Motor Property Manager set:

Speed RPM to 0, Fig. 38 and click OK

Motor will act as brake.

. At 0 RPM's the
Fig. 36

Fig. 37
Step 8. Click Calculate
and Play from Start
ager toolbar, Fig. 39.

on the Motion Man-

Step 9. Summary of Key Points and RPMs shown in Fig. 40.

Fig. 38
Fig. 39

T=0
500
RPM

T = .3
7000
RPM

T = .6 T = .8
7000
500
RPM

OFF

RPM

ON

T=1
0
RPM

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N. Results and Plots.

Step 1. Rotate the view to view the cylindrical face of front Wheel, Use
down arrow key on keyboard on time to rotate view, Fig. 42.
Step 2. Click Results and Plots

on the Motion Manager toolbar.

Step 3. In the Property Manager set:

under Result, Fig. 41
Category to Forces
Sub Category to Contact Force
Result Component to Magnitude
for Feature
cylindrical face of front Wheel
and top face of Track 36, Fig. 42

click OK

Step 4. What's the Force?

Components
having contact

Fig. 41

Fig. 42

Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

O. Add Ramp Angle 25 Plot to Word Document.

Step 1. Right click the
Plot2 and click
Copy Clipboard, Fig. 43.
Step 2. Open up your
Word file from
Chapter 7.
Step 3. Key-in:
Ramp Angle 25
degrees
Force Front
Wheel Contacts Track 36
into Word document, Fig. 44.

Fig. 43

Step 4. Paste (Ctrl-V) Plot1 into Word

document, Fig. 44.
Step 5. Switch back to SolidWorks.
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P. Change Ramp Angle.

Step 1. Rewind Motion Study to T = 0.

Step 2. Expand TRACK 6 and expand Mates in INCLINE PLANE in Motion Manager design
tree, Fig. 45.
Step 3. Double click Angle1 Mate, Fig. 45

Fig. 45
Step 4. Change Angle to 15 in the Modify dialog box and click OK
Fig. 46.
Step 5. Click Calculate
ager toolbar.

and Play from Start

on the Motion Man-

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Step 6. We need to slow motor earlier in Timeline. Change Key Point at T = .8 to .71 in the
RotaryMotor1 Timeline. You can drag the Key Point or right click Key Point at T = .8
and click Edit Key Point Time, Fig. 47.

Fig. 47
Step 7. Change Time to .71 in the Edit Time dialog box and click OK
Fig. 48.
Step 8. Click Calculate
and Play from Start
ager toolbar, Fig. 49.

on the Motion Man-

Fig. 48

Step 9. What's the Force?

Fig. 49

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Q. Add Ramp Angle 15 Plot to Word Document.

Step 1. Right click the
Plot4 and click
Copy Clipboard, Fig. 51.

Step 2. Switch to your

Word document
(Alt-Tab).
Step 3. Key-in:
Ramp Angle 15
degrees
Force Front
Wheel Contacts Track 36
into Word document, Fig. 52.

Fig. 51

Step 4. Paste (Ctrl-V) Plot1 into Word

document, Fig. 52.
Step 5. Switch back to SolidWorks
(Alt-Tab).
Step 6. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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