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A hanging pendulum is attached to a trolley by a pivot 𝑄, as shown above. The hanging pendulum
can rotate about point 𝑄 with angular displacement 𝜃. The force 𝑢 is applied to trolley hence the
trolley has linear displacement 𝑥.
The trolley has mass 𝑚 = 4𝑘𝑔 and hanging pendulum has lighter mass 𝑚 = 𝑘𝑔. The center of
gravity of pendulum is at the middle defined by point 𝑃 and the length from 𝑄 to 𝑃 is 𝑙 = 1 𝑚.
The inertia of pendulum about its center of gravity is 𝐼 = 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚 . Gravitational acceleration
𝑔 = −10
𝐹 =𝐹 = 𝑚 .𝑎
𝐹 =𝐹 = 𝑚 .𝑎
3. Determine new equations of motion for very small (infinitesimal) motion about 𝜃 = 0, let
us assume:
cos 𝜃 = 1, sin 𝜃 = 0, 𝜃̇ = 0
( )
4. Determine the transfer function ( )
( ) .
Hint: ( )
= (… )
(… )