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Mechanics › Rotational Motion

P0320

Beginner Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Flywheel Angular Deceleration and Motion Analysis

The angular velocity of a flywheel uniformly decreases from 900 rev/min to 800 rev/min in 5 seconds.

  1. Find the angular acceleration β.
  2. Find the total number of revolutions during these 5 seconds.
  3. Find how many more seconds it will take for the wheel to stop rotating.
rigid body rotational motion

P0324

Intermediate Mechanics › Kinematics

Angle Between Acceleration and Velocity in Circular Motion

A particle moves along a circular orbit, starting from rest and undergoing uniformly accelerated circular motion. The angle between the particle's total acceleration vector and its velocity vector is denoted by $\alpha$. The central angle corresponding to the arc traversed by the particle is denoted by $\theta$.

Find the relationship between the angle $\alpha$ and the central angle $\theta$.
Circular Motion rigid body

P0340

Advanced Mechanics › Kinematics

Acceleration of Contact Point on Rolling Wheel

As shown in Figure, a wheel with radius $r$ rolls without slipping on the outer surface of a fixed cylinder with radius $R$. The center of the wheel, O, moves with a constant speed $V$.

Find the acceleration of the contact point P on the wheel.
rotational motion rigid body

P0723

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Kinematics of a Rod on a Rotating Disk

As shown in the figure, a large horizontal disk of radius R rotates about a fixed vertical axis O with a constant angular velocity ω. A second vertical axis O₁ is fixed on the disk at a distance $|OO_1| = R/2$. A rigid rod O₁P of length $l = R/2$ is pivoted at O₁ and rotates with a constant angular velocity ω' = ω relative to the disk. The position of the rod relative to the disk is given by the angle φ between the line segment OO₁ and the rod O₁P. At time t=0, φ=0, meaning O, O₁, and P are collinear.

  1. Determine the absolute velocity $\vec{v}P$ and the absolute acceleration $\vec{a}P$ of the endpoint P when φ is 90 degree.
  2. Determine the angle φ when the absolute velocity and acceleration are maximum.
rigid body

P0724

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Rod Sliding on a Semi-Cylinder

A light rod AD rests on a semi-cylinder of radius $R$ and a horizontal ground surface, as shown in Figure. End A is on the ground, and the rod is tangent to the cylinder at point B. The angle between the cylinder radius OB and the vertical is $\theta$.

When the rod slides to the position shown, find the ratio of the speed of the midpoint C of segment AB to the speed of point A.
rigid body

P0726

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Velocity of a Block in a Rod-Pulley System

As shown in Figure, rod OA of length R rotates in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis through point O. Its endpoint A is attached to a light, inextensible string that passes over fixed pulleys B and C to a block M. Point B is directly above O at a distance H. At a certain instant, the angular velocity of the rod is $\omega$ and the angle between the string segment BA and the vertical line OB is $\alpha$.

Find the speed $v_M$ of block M at this instant.
rigid body

P0727

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Kinematics of a Sliding Rod

A thin rod AB of length $l$ has its ends A and B constrained to move on the x and y axes, respectively. Point P is on the rod at a distance $\alpha l$ from end B, where $0 < \alpha < 1$.

  1. Determine the trajectory of point P.
  2. At the instant when the rod makes an angle $\theta$ with the y-axis, end B moves towards the origin O with a speed of $v_B$. Find the velocity components $v_{Px}$ and $v_{Py}$ of point P.
rigid body

P0728

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Velocity of a Cam-Follower System

A pushrod AB slides in a vertical guide K, driven by a cam M rotating about axis O with constant angular velocity $\omega$. At the instant shown, the contact point A is at a distance $r$ from O (OA=r). The angle between the normal $n$ to the cam surface at A and the line OA is $\alpha$.

Find the velocity of the pushrod AB at this instant.
rigid body

P0731

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Kinematics of a Disk Rolling Internally

As shown in the figure, disk B with radius $R_2$ rolls without slipping inside a stationary circular disk A with radius $R_1$. The disk A rotates around the center $O_1$ with a constant angular velocity $\omega_1$. Disk B rotates about its own center $O_2$ with angular velocity $\omega_2$.

  1. Find the angular velocity $\omega$ of the line connecting the centers, $O_1O_2$.
  2. Find the time $t_1$ required for disk B to roll one full revolution around circle A.
  3. Find the time $t_2$ required for disk B to complete one revolution around $O_1$ of circle A relative to circle A.
rigid body

P0732

Advanced Mechanics › Rotational Motion

Rolling Gear on a Fixed Gear Kinematics

As shown in Figure, a moving gear with radius $r$ is driven by a crank arm $OO_1$ to roll along a fixed gear with radius $R$. The crank arm rotates about the axis $O$ with a constant angular velocity $\omega_0$.

Find the magnitude of the angular velocity $\omega$ of the moving gear as it rolls on the fixed gear.
rigid body

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