UST Hospital had a surge of Covid-19 patients. Due to lack of mechanical ventilators and medical staffs pumping Bag Valve Mask (Ambu bag), Thomasian mechanical engineering students were asked to design a low-cost mechanically operated Ambu bag. The mechanism involves cam and follower (see figure below). Air Tube Ambu Bag Folower Cam DC Motor Aluminum Frame Design Parameters Follower Type Ambu Bag Diameter Follower Displacement Inhale Span (Rise) Exhale Span (Fall) Dwell Span Cam Base Radius Knife-Edge 200 mm 85% of Ambu Bag Diameter 1.75 sec 2.25 sec 4 sec 60 mm 1. What is the gear ratio needed to reduce the cam speed appropriate for the given parameters if the rated motor speed is 100 rpm? 2. Draw the profile of the cam and show the displacement diagram using: a) Uniform Velocity Motion b) Uniform Acceleration Motion c) Simple Harmonic Motion d) Cycloidal Motion

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UST Hospital had a surge of Covid-19 patients. Due to lack of mechanical ventilators and medical staffs
pumping Bag Valve Mask (Ambu bag), Thomasian mechanical engineering students were asked to
design a low-cost mechanically operated Ambu bag. The mechanism involves cam and follower (see
figure below).
Air Tube
Ambu Bag
Follower
Cam
DC Motor
Aluminum Frame
Design Parameters
Knife-Edge
Follower Type
Ambu Bag Diameter
Follower Displacement
Inhale Span (Rise)
Exhale Span (Fall)
Dwell Span
Cam Base Radius
200 mm
85% of Ambu Bag Diameter
1.75 sec
2.25 sec
4 sec
60 mm
1. What is the gear ratio needed to reduce the cam speed appropriate for the given parameters if
the rated motor speed is 100 rpm?
2. Draw the profile of the cam and show the displacement diagram using:
a) Uniform Velocity Motion
b) Uniform Acceleration Motion
c) Simple Harmonic Motion
d) Cycloidal Motion
Transcribed Image Text:UST Hospital had a surge of Covid-19 patients. Due to lack of mechanical ventilators and medical staffs pumping Bag Valve Mask (Ambu bag), Thomasian mechanical engineering students were asked to design a low-cost mechanically operated Ambu bag. The mechanism involves cam and follower (see figure below). Air Tube Ambu Bag Follower Cam DC Motor Aluminum Frame Design Parameters Knife-Edge Follower Type Ambu Bag Diameter Follower Displacement Inhale Span (Rise) Exhale Span (Fall) Dwell Span Cam Base Radius 200 mm 85% of Ambu Bag Diameter 1.75 sec 2.25 sec 4 sec 60 mm 1. What is the gear ratio needed to reduce the cam speed appropriate for the given parameters if the rated motor speed is 100 rpm? 2. Draw the profile of the cam and show the displacement diagram using: a) Uniform Velocity Motion b) Uniform Acceleration Motion c) Simple Harmonic Motion d) Cycloidal Motion
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