MEEG439
MEEG439
SPRING2006
Chapter 6 Velocity Analysis
6.0 Introduction
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Use position and velocity analysis as stepping stones to acceleration (and hence
force) analysis
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We can use velocities to look at energies and power losses in a system
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Note: we won’t be covering the graphical velocity analysis techniques in any depth
•
Also, we won’t be using the complex number approach for velocity and acceleration
analysis
6.1 Definition of Velocity
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Velocity is the rate of change of position with respect to time
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Velocity is a vector quantity
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Angular velocity for 2-D can be considered a scalar quantity (even though it is
really a vector about the z axis)
,
d
d
dt
dt
θ
ϖ
θ
=
=
=
=
r
v
r
&
&
•
Given a position vector
(cos
sin
)
a
b
θ
θ
=
+
r
i
j
(
sin
cos
)
a
ϖ
θ
θ
=
-
+
r
i
j
&
•
Note that for this case (rotation about a fixed point) the velocity vector is
perpendicular to the position vector
θ
r
r
.
•
Recall our position equation
or
P
A
PA
PA
P
A
=
+
=
-
r
r
r
r
r
r
•
Differentiating with respect to time
or
P
A
PA
PA
P
A
=
+
=
-
v
v
v
v
v
v
•
Now, if points
P
and
A
are on the same body,
v
PA
is the velocity difference
•
If
P
and
A
are on different bodies,
v
PA
is the relative velocity
•
I will tend to call both of these relative velocity
6.2 Graphical Velocity Analysis
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Before calculators, had to solve such problems graphically
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