VCE Systems Engineering Past Exam Questions
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Section B, Question 11
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Question 11 (5 marks) Jemma has designed a small electric motor-driven car as part of a school project to investigate drive mechanisms. She has used a rubber band belt drive system
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a. What is one advantage of using a rubber band belt drive system for a small electric motor-driven car? 1 mark 23 2020 SYSENG EXAM TURN OVER d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e
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b. Use the information given in Figure 11 to answer the following questions.
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i. Calculate the expected speed of the small electric motor-driven car in metres per minute. Show your working. 2 marks m min–1
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ii. Convert your answer from part b.i. to metres per second. Show your working. 1 mark m s–1
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c. Jemma would like the small electric motor-driven car to be able to reach a higher maximum speed. Suggest one change Jemma could make to her car to achieve this. 1 mark 2020 SYSE
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Question 12 (7 marks) Figure 12 shows a cross-sectional front view of a sewing machine. The sewing machine uses a belt to connect the motor to the drive wheel, as shown. drive whee
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 55% of available · official reportFull marks: 32% of students · official report
a. Describe the role of friction between the belt and the drive wheel. 2 marks
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b. The motor wheel has a diameter of 20 mm. The drive wheel has a diameter of 180 mm. Calculate the rotation speed of the motor wheel for the drive wheel to spin at 150 rpm. Show y
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c. Figure 13 shows a cross-sectional view looking from point A in Figure 12 directly at the crankshaft. linear bearings needle drive shaft crankshaft needle bar sewing foot Figure
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Question 13 (8 marks) Charlie is delivering a large heavy box using a tip truck with a tray that can be tilted at an angle, as shown in Figure 14. When unloading the box, he observ
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a. What class of lever is the tip truck’s tray? 1 mark
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