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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 arm OAB:
- The angular velocity of the observer is angular velocity of the arm:
ω = ωOA 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 velocity and acceleration of P through the rigid body kinematics equations of arm PC.