Activities 1.

Dynamics
1. A particle travels around a lituus, defined by the equation r2 = a2, where a
is a constant. Determine the particle's radial and transverse components of
velocity and acceleration as a function of and its time derivatives.
2. The slotted arm OA rotates counterclockwise about 0 such that when

4 the arm OA is rotating with an angular velocity of and an angular

acceleration of . Determine the magnitudes of the velocity and

acceleration of pin B at this instant. The motion of pin B is constrained such
that it moves on the fixed circular surface and along the slot in OA.

3. At the instant 30 o ,the cam rotates with a clockwise angular velocity of 5

rad/s and and angular acceleration of 6 rad/s2. Determine the magnitudes of
the velocity and acceleration of the follower rod AB at this instant. The
surface of the cam has a shape of a limacon defined by r = (200 + 100 cos)

mm.
4. The automobile travels from a parking deck down along a cylindrical spiral
ramp at a constant speed of v = 1.5 m/s. If the ramp descends a distance of
12 m for every full revolution, determine the magnitude of the car's

acceleration as it moves along the ramp, r = 10 m.

5. A car travels along a road, which for a short distance is defined by r =

(200/) ft, where is in radians. If it maintains a constant speed of v = 35
ft/s, determine the radial and transverse components of its velocity when =
/3 rad.
6. For a short period of time, the motor turns gear A with a constant angular
acceleration of =0.5t1/2 rad/s2, starting from rest. Determine the velocity of
the cylinder and the distance it travels in three seconds. The cord is
wrappedaround pulley D which is rigidly attached to gear B.

7. The operation of reverse gear in an automotive transmission is shown. If the

engine turns shaft A with an initial A = 40 rad/s, determine the angular

velocity of the drive shaft, B if A has an angular accelaration of 4t3/2 rad/s2.

8. During a gust of wind, the blades of the windmill are given an angular
acceleration of =0.2rad/s2, where e is in radians. If initially the blades
have an angular velocity of 5 rad/s, determine the speed of point P, located
at the tip of one of the blades, just after the blade has turned two
revolutions.

9. The 50-mm-radius pulley A of the clothes dryer rotates with an angular

acceleration of A = (27A1/2) rad/s2, where is in radians. Determine its
angular acceleration when t = 1 s, starting from rest.

10. The vacuum cleaner's armature shaft S rotates with an angular acceleration
of = 4 3/4 rad/s2, where is in rad/s. Determine the brush's angular

velocity when t = 4 s, starting from rest. The radii of the shaft and the brush
are 0.25 in. and 1 in., respectively. Neglect the thickness of the drive belt.

11. At the instant shown, the slider block B is traveling to the right with the
velocity and acceleration shown. Determine the angular acceleration of the
wheel and the the link AB at this instant.

12. Determine the acceleration of C and the angular acceleration of BC at the

instant shown.

13. The hydraulic cylinder is extending with the velocity and acceleration shown.
Determine the angular acceleration of crank AB and link BC at the instant
shown.

14. At a given instant, the gear has the angular motion shown. Determine the
accelerations of points A and B on the link and the link's angular
acceleration at this instant.

15. Determine the angular acceleration of link AB if link CD has the angular
velocity and angular deceleration shown.
16. Determine the moment of inertia of the solid Steel assembly about the x
axis. Steel has a specific weight of st = 490 lb/ft3.

17. Determine the mass moment of inertia of the thin plate about an axis
perpendicular to the page and passing through point O. The material has a
mass per unit area of 20 kg/m2.

18. Determine the moment of inertia of the assembly about an axis that is
perpendicular to the page and passes through point O. The material has a
specific weight of 90 Ib/ft3.

19. The hemisphere is formed by rotating the shaded area around the y axis.
Determine the moment of inertia Iy and express the result in terms of the
total mass m of the hemisphere. The material has a constant density p.

20. Determine the mass moment of inertia Iz of the cone formed by revolving the
shaded area around the z axis. The density of the material is p. Express the
result in terms of the mass m of the cone z.