Homework H3.A – Fa 25

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Here you will use the moving reference frame kinematics equations:
          vP = vO + (vP/O)rel + ω x rP/O
          aP = aO + (aP/O)rel + α x rP/O + 2ω x (vP/O)rel + ω x (ω x rP/O)

With the observer attached to the disk:

  • The angular velocity of the observer is angular velocity of the arm:
              ω = ωdisk k
  • The angular acceleration is the time derivative of the angular velocity vector: α = dω /dt.
  • For the (vp/O)rel and (aP/O)rel  terms, you need to ask the question: What is the velocity and the acceleration of point P as seen by the observer?
  • Note also that you have at your disposal the rigid body kinematics equations for the disk relating the motion of O to the IC of the disk at C.

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