MECH 230

Dynamic

Exam Ib
Wednesday, March 17, 202

Duration: 90 minute
Open Book Exa

Instructions:
No questions are allowed for the duration of the exam. If you feel that assumptions are needed to
solve a certain problem, state these assumption clearly in your answer
Start each problem on a new page and submit all your answers as one pdf document

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Find: sketches
For the of of
position ~vP✓ and
= 0:~aP in the figure provide
polar unit vectors in this sketch.
(a) Calculate the velocity, ~vP , and acceleration, ~aP , o
(c) Determine the rate of change of speed and the rad
(b) Include sketches of ~vP and ~aP in the figure provi
Problem 1(20 Points
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Please leave your final answers in terms of (at most): c,
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variables the
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Problem 1, Part 2 (16 points):

gure. the path of P is given by x = c + b y 2.
It is also know that y· = constant Please leave your final answers in terms of (at most): c
Given: The position of particle P is described
For the show position at y = 0
in terms of the Cartesian variables of x and y
vPthe The path ofaP
a. Calculate the velocity,
shown in , and
terms of their cartesian coordinate
acceleration,
figure.
x = c + by 2
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P, is
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P in by:
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It is also known that ẏ = constant.
b. Include sketches of vP and aP on a gure similar to the r
one shown on righ O
Find: For the shown position of y = 0: O θ P 8
c. Determine the rate of change of speed and the radius of P x
(a) Calculate the velocity, ~vP , and acceleration,
curvature of the path~aPof, ofP P in terms of their Cartesian coordi- r Qp En
nates.
(b) Include sketches of ~vP and ~aP in the fig-
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Problem 2 (20 Points ure provided. Also, include the path unit
vectors in this sketch.
j
Ctb cos
(c) Determine the rate of change of speed and r Ctb
the radius of curvature of the path ofSolution:
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c =fP
A motor bolted to the ground is used to drive a spool of radius R meters around which is wrapped
binand Sino 0
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and inextensible rope. the end
following parameters
of the in your analysis:
rope is attached to a block r10asft,shown
b = 4/ft theẏ = 2 ft/s.
gur Ctb cos Ctb
The rope does not slip on the spool as the motor turns
Solution:
counterclockwise at an angular speed of ω rad/s with a counter
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X Ctb lofts
clockwise acceleration of αk rad/s2. Point C is the point on the y2
spool where the rope is no longer wrapped around the spool
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the velocity of point C on the x'I Ep
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Hint use the length of the rope from A to mass P to determine the relationships
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between motion at C p
Given:
and motion at PParticle A moves along a straight path with a speed of vA and rate of change of speed
of v̇A . Particle B moves along a circular path having
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Examof ⇢1B with a speed of vB and a rate
of change of speed v̇B . It is known that vA = vB = 40 ft/s, v̇A = 5 ft/s2 and v̇B = 3 ft/s2 .
Problem 3 (20 points)
Find: Fill the circle that correctly describes
the radius of curvature ⇢B that is required for !
v
Particlethe
A moves alongofa acceleration
magnitude straight path for
withAatospeedequal ! B
of vAand
theratemagnitude
of changeof acceleration ·
of speed of vfor B (i.e., |~aBA | = v
A B
A. Particle
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|~a
moves alongB |): a circular path having a radius of ρ B
A
with a speed of vB and a rate of change of speed v· B.
(a) that
It is known vB 0=40 m/s, v· A =5 m/s2 and v· B
○ v⇢AB==
ρ
=3 m/s2. B
(b) ○ ⇢B = 1
Compute the radius of curvature ρB that is required
(c) ○ ⇢Bof=acceleration
100 ft 2
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for the magnitude for A to equal the
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magnitude(d) of
○acceleration ft B (i.e., |aA| = |aB|
⇢ = 400 for t
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B

(e) ○ It is NOT possible for |~aA | = |~aB |.
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Problem 4 (20 points

Block A is moving to the left (in the −i direction) with a speed vA. It is connected to block B via a
cable that is inextensible and taut
Find the velocity of block B, vB, in terms of the velocity of block A, vA.

Problem 5 (20 points

A turntable rotates about a xed vertical axis passing through point O, with θ representing the angle
of rotation of the turntable. Particle P moves within a radial slot cut into the turntable where the
radial position of P in the slot is given by r (θ ) = bθ 2, with r being in mater and θ in radians
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The turntable rotates at a constant rate of θ
For the position of P when θ = π /2
a. Determine the velocity and acceleration vector of P in terms of their er and eθ component
b. Determine the velocity and acceleration vectors of P in terms of their i and j components
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Use the following parameters in your work b = 2m and θ = 3 rad/s

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