Chapter 1: Relative Velocity: Velocity Vector Solved Examples
Chapter 1: Relative Velocity: Velocity Vector Solved Examples
➢ Velocity Vector
➢ Solved examples
Velocity Vector
The rigid body moves in a straight line to a new position in translating coordinates
system 𝑥′, 𝑦′, 𝑧′
The position vectors of two points 𝐴 and 𝐵
Differentiate w. r. t. time
Differentiate w. r. t. time
If the distance between the two points 𝐴 and 𝐵 is constant, then 𝑣ҧ𝐵/𝐴 = 𝑎ത𝐵/𝐴 = 0
Then
𝑣ҧ𝐵 = 𝑣𝐴ҧ (4)
𝑟𝐵/𝐴
ҧ = 𝐴𝐵 cos 𝜃 𝑖Ƹ + 𝐴𝐵 sin 𝜃 𝑗Ƹ (6)
𝑣ҧ𝐵/𝐴 = 𝜔
ഥ𝐴𝐵 × 𝑟𝐵/𝐴
ҧ (7)
ഥ𝐴𝐵 = 𝜔𝐴𝐵 𝑘
𝜔 (8)
𝑖Ƹ 𝑗Ƹ 𝑘
𝑣ҧ𝐵/𝐴 = 0 0 𝜔𝐴𝐵 (9)
𝐴𝐵 cos 𝜃 𝐴𝐵 sin 𝜃 0
Example (1)
The crank 𝐴𝐵 has a constant clockwise angular velocity of 2000 𝑟𝑝𝑚. For the
crank position indicated, determine.
2𝜋
𝜔𝐴𝐵 = −2000 = −209.4 𝑘
60
𝑣𝐵 = 𝑣𝐴 + 𝜔𝐴𝐵 × 𝑟𝐵/𝐴
𝐴𝐵 sin 40∘
𝐵
𝑖Ƹ 𝑗Ƹ 𝑘
𝑣𝐵 = 0 + 0 0 −209.4
0.0575 0.0482 0 𝑣𝐵 = 10.093 2 + −12.040 2 = 15.71
𝑣𝐵 = 10.093𝑖Ƹ − 12.04𝑗Ƹ
12.040
𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 − = −50∘
10.093
The rod 𝐵𝐷, we have
𝑣𝐷 = 𝑣𝐵 + 𝜔𝐵𝐷 × 𝑟𝐷/𝐵
0.075 0.2 −1
0.075 𝑠𝑖𝑛 4 0∘
= 𝛽 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 = 13.95∘
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽 𝑠𝑖𝑛 4 0∘ 0.2
𝜙 = 90 − 13.95 = 76.05∘
𝜔𝐵𝐷 = 𝜔𝐵𝐷 𝑘
𝑖Ƹ 𝑗Ƹ 𝑘
𝑣𝐷 = 10.093𝑖Ƹ − 12.040𝑗Ƹ + 0 0 𝜔𝐵𝐷
0.194 −0.048 0
𝑣𝐷 = 𝑣𝐷 𝑖Ƹ