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Rotation of Rigid Bodies (Kinematics of Rotation)
Rotation of Rigid Bodies (Kinematics of Rotation)
(Kinematics of Rotation)
Kinematics of Rotational Motion
s=rθ θ =s / r
v = rω ω=v/r
aT = rα α = aT / r
f=1/T
aR = rω2
Kinematics of Rotational Motion
θ is in radians
θ2 θ2
θ1 θ1 θ1
Δθ = θ2 – θ1
Kinematics of Rotational Motion
θ is in radians
θ2 θ2
θ1 θ1 θ1
@ Time = t1 @ Time = t2 Δt = t2 - t1
ω2 θ2
ω1 θ1 θ1
@ Time = t1
@ Time = t2 Δt = t2 - t1
Average Angular Velocity Instantaneous Angular Velocity
Δθ = ωOt + ½ αt2
ωF = ωO + αt
ωF2 = ωO2 + 2α(Δθ)
Sample Problems : Kinematics of Rotational Motion
2. A flywheel of radius 30 cm starts from rest and accelerates with constant α = 0.5 rad/s2
Compute the tangential acceleration, the radial acceleration and resultant of a point
on its rim.
a) @ the start
b) after it has turned through 120°
c) after it has turned through 240°
Answers :
a) aT = 15 cm/s2 , aR = 0 , a = 15 cm/s2
b) aT = 15 cm/s2 , aR = 62.83 cm/s2 , a = 64.6 cm/s2
c) aT = 15 cm/s2 , aR = 125.66 cm/s2 , a = 126.56 cm/s2
Sample Problems : Kinematics of Rotational Motion
Answers :
a.1 ) α = -0.8 rad/s2 a.2) α = -1.6 rad/s2
b.1) α(1) = −1.6 rad/s2 b.2) α(2) = −3.2 rad/s2
SW : Kinematics of Rotational Motion
1. A merry-go-round is being pushed by a child. The angle the merry-go-round has turned
through varies with time according to :
θ(t) = (3 rad/s)t + (0.05 rad/s3)t3
a) Calculate the average angular velocity for the time intervals :
a.1) t1 = 0 to t2 = 2 sec a.2) t1 = 0 to t2 = 5 sec
Answers :
a.1 ) ω = 3.2 rad/s a.2) ω = 4.25 rad/s
b.1) ω(2) = 3.6 rad/s b.2) ω(5) = 6.75 rad/s