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MECHANICAL

SYSTEMS
TRANSLATIONAL & ROTATIONAL
Translational Mechanical System

◦ A mechanism that moves along a straight line.

◦ In electrical we have three passive elements: capacitor, resistor and inductor.


In mechanical, we also have three: spring (K), viscous damper (fv), and mass
(M)
Translational Mechanical System
Translational Mechanical System

FBD of Fig. a

FBD of Fig. a in Laplace Transform


Translational Mechanical System

(a) FBD of M1 with respect to X1(s) (b) FBD of M1 with respect to X2(s) (c) Combined FBD of a and b
Translational Mechanical System

(d) FBD of M2 with respect to X2(s) (e) FBD of M2 with respect to X1(s) (f) Combined FBD of d and e
Translational Mechanical System

(c)

(f)

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