GATE Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms (Theory of Machines, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q38 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A planar four-bar linkage mechanism with 3 revolute kinematic pairs and 1 prismatic kinematic pair is shown in the figure, where AB ⊥ CE and FD ⊥ CE.…
2. GATE 2024 ME Q54 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – At the instant when OP is vertical and AP is horizontal, the link OD is rotating counter clockwise at a constant rate = 7 rad/s. Pin P on link OD…
3. GATE 2025 ME Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An offset slider-crank mechanism is shown in the figure below. The length of the stroke of the slider is mm (rounded off to nearest integer).