ME2050 Dynamics and Control, Mock Exam 2, 2020, answers

1. Gravitational energy

Mass of the object does not affect

calculation, as m cancels out
ME2050 Dynamics and Control, Mock Exam 2, 2020, answers

2. Rotational dynamics
ME2050 Dynamics and Control, Mock Exam 2, 2020, answers

3. Vibration dynamics
ME2050 Dynamics and Control, Mock Exam 2, 2020, answers

4. Energy
ME2050 Dynamics and Control, Mock Exam 2, 2020, answers

5. Relative motion kinematics, kinematics, momentum/energy conservation

(a) va = vb + va/b
54 km/h i = 81 km/h j + va/b
15 m/s i = 22.5 m/s j + va/b
va/b = 15 i – 22.5 j m/s

|va/b| = sqrt((15^2)+(22.5^2)) = 27.04 m/s

(b) aa = ab + aa/b
0 i + v^2/R j = -3 j + a/ab
a/ab = (15^2/150 + 3) j = 4.5 j m/s2

| a/ab | = 4.5 m/s2

(c) v0 = 22.5 m/s

a = -3 m/s2
t = 2s

x = 0.5at2 + v0t + x0
x – x0 = 0.5*-3*2^2 + 22.5*2 = 39 m

(d) v = 15 m/s
R = 150 m
omega = v/R = 15/150 = 0.1 rad/s
alpha = 0 rad/s2

delta theta = 0 + 0.1t = 0.1*2 = 0.2 radians

(e) Arc length = r theta = 150*0.2 = 30 m

collision will not happen

(f) Energy will be dissipated (not conserved), as it will be an inelastic collision.

(g) Momentum is conserved, as there won’t be external force acting on the overall system of
the two cars.