DMS6021

- Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems

Jimma University, Summer 2017
Hometake Test 2 (10%)

Solve both Assignment 1 and Assignment 2

Assignment 1
a) Fig. 1 shows an experimental setup to determine the mass moment of inertia of
a connecting rod, which is complex to determine analytically. As shown, the
connecting rod is suspended on a knife-edge contact at O and, when it is slightly
displaced by an angle from its equilibrium position (vertical), the connecting rod
oscillates like a pendulum and the period of the oscillation was measured to be
t = 1 second. Given that the mass of the connecting rod is 800 g and the mass
center of gravity is found to be at G (L = 100 mm), determine the mass moment
of inertia IG of the connecting rod about G.
(Hint: According to the parallel axis theorem, IG = IA + mL2)

O
O
L

G
L

Figure 1
b) Central Jimma Hotel needs a diving board be designed for its swimming pool. A
principle sketch of the board is given in Fig. 2. For the preliminary design, the
board can be modelled as a thin, uniform rigid plate with mass mb and length L.
It can be assumed that the board is pinned at end point O. The board oscillates
due to the spring (stiffness k), which also includes the elastic response of the
board, attached to the board as shown. The mass of the diver can be modelled
as a point mass of mass md located at the end of the board. Use energy method
and show that the oscillation motion of the board can be given by the following
differential equation.
 &
+ =0
1
+ + &
3 *

md L
mb O
Rigid end
k support
h

Figure 2 Principle sketch of a diving board

Assignment 2
Use Lagrangian equation and derive the differential equations describing the motion
of the masses given in the two cases below.

a) Particles A and B with identical mass m, b) The pendulum oscillates on a vertical

are linked by a rigid rod of length l. The plane and has a spring of stiffness k
rod can be considered massless. The and unstressed length L.
particles can move without friction on the Hint: Use the following generalized
horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis coordinates: q1 = and q2 = L.
respectively.
Figure 3: Illustrations for assignment 2