Engineering Dynamics 2020 Lecture 4
Engineering Dynamics 2020 Lecture 4
Relative Motion
Constrained Motion
v = ds/dt= ρdβ/dt
▪The acceleration a of the particle was defined as a=dv/dt
▪Acceleration is a vector which reflects both the change
in magnitude and the change in direction of v.
r =r 𝒆r
▪ Acceleration
▪ The expression for velocity can be found out by differentiating velocity with
respect to time.
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Relative Motion
(Translating Axes)
▪ Until now we have discussed various coordinate systems with fixed reference
axes. Thus the displacement velocities and acceleration expressions until now
can be termed as absolute.
▪ In Some engineering problems motion analysis is more simplified if we consider a
moving frame of reference.
▪ For Example a football player must consider the relative motion of the ball and
his teammates when making a pass.
▪ For the motion of satellites around the earth, a nonrotating coordinate system is
chosen with its origin on the axis of rotation of the earth.
▪ For Interplanetary travel, a nonrotating coordinate system fixed to the Sun is
chosen.
▪ Designate one frame as the fixed frame of reference. All other frames not
rigidly attached to the fixed reference frame are moving frames of
reference.
▪ Here “A/B” means A relative to B
▪ Position vectors for particles A and B with respect to the fixed frame of
reference OXYZ are:
• Differentiating once and twice, gives velocity and acceleration
respectively
• The selection of moving point B for the attachment of reference
system is arbitrary.
• The corresponding relative motion equations for position, velocity
and acceleration are given as:
In relative motion analysis it has been analyzed that:
▪ Acceleration of particle as observed in translating system
x-y is the same as observed in fixed system X-Y, if the
moving system has constant velocity.
▪We conclude that a set of axes which has constant
absolute velocity may be used in place of a “fixed” system
for determination of accelerations.
▪A translating reference system which has no acceleration
is called an inertial system.
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▪ Sometimes the motion of particles are interrelated because of the
constrained imposed by interconnecting members.
▪ One Degree of Freedom System
Only one variable (x or y) is needed to specify the positions of all
parts of the system
▪ Two Degree of Freedom System
Two variables are needed to specify the positions of all parts of the
system
We can specify the location of the blocks using position coordinates
sA and sB.
Note that each of the coordinate axes is
(1) measured from a fixed point (O) or fixed datum line
(2) Measured along each inclined plane in the direction of motion of
each block,
(3) has a positive sense from the fixed datums to A and to B.
▪ If total length of rope is lt , we can write
•It is impossible for the signs of all three terms to be positive simultaneously.
• If A and B have downward (+ve) velocity, C will have an upward (-ve)
velocity.
Determine the speed of block A in Fig. if block B
has an upward speed of 6 ft/s
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Determine the speed of block A in Fig. if block B
has an upward speed of 6 ft/s
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Determine the speed of block B in Fig.if the end of the cord at A is
pulled down with a speed of 2 m/s.
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For the pulley system shown, each of the cables at A and B is given a
velocity of 2 m/s in the direction of the arrow. Determine the
upward velocity v of the load m.
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Neglect the diameter of the small pulleys and establish the
relationship between the velocity of A and the velocity of B for a
given value of y
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Kinetics:
kinetics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with
the relationship between motion and its causes, specifically, forces and
torques.
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Study of the relations between unbalanced forces and the
resulting changes in motion.
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▪Engineering Mechanics , Dynamics
Sixth Edition
By J.L. Meriam , L.G. Kraige
Chapter # 2: Kinematics of Particles
Article 2/ 9 Constrained Motion of Connected Particles
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Thank you
Any Questions???
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