GENERAL PLANE MOTION

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Explain and apply the relative motion analysis for the displacement in the general plane motion problems. Explain and apply the relative motion analysis for velocityin the general plane motion problems. Explain and apply Instantaneuos Center of Zero Velocity in the general plane motion problems. Explain, apply and analyse the relative motion analysis for accelerationin the general plane motion problems.

What is the General Plane Motion ?

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plane motion which is neither translation nor a rotation. However, the general plane motion can always be considered as the sum of translation and rotation.

Velocity Analysis in General Plane Motion

Absolute

motion.

and relative velocity in plane

Using

Trigonometry Rules Using Cartesian Elements

Instantaneous

centre of zero velocity

Absolute Relative Velocity in Plane Motion

Any plane motion can be replaced by a translation of an arbitrary reference point A and a simultaneous rotation about A.

vB v A vB A v B A k rB A v B v A k rB

v B A r
A

Example
Determine

the angular velocity BC and velocity VC if for the instant shown member AB is rotating clockwise with an angular velocity AB = 4 rad/s

Instantaneous center of zero velocity (ICZV) in plane motion.

If the velocity at two points A and B are known, the instantaneous center of rotation lies at the intersection of the perpendiculars to the velocity vectors through A and B.
At point C, the velocity was considered to be zero. Point C is the Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity point.

Special Cases in using ICZV method

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Case 1 No point of intersection Both perpendicular lines to their respective velocities are parallel.

Case 2 The line used to determine I from a point passes through the other point Both velocities are not parallel to each other.

Special Cases in using ICZV method

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Case 3 The line used to determine I from a point passed through the other point and both velocities are parallel to each other Usually magnitude of the two velocities are known

Case 4 Wheel /Disc rolling on a surface without slipping

Example
Determine

the angular velocity BC and velocity VC if for the instant shown member AB is rotating clockwise with an angular velocity AB = 4 rad/s

Example
Determine

the angular velocities BC , AB and velocity VD if for the instant roller C is moving horizontally to the right with a velocity VC = 4 m/s

Acceleration analysis in general plane motion.

Absolute

and relative acceleration in general plane motion. Analysis of plane motion in term of parameters (in some cases)

Absolute and relative acceleration in general plane motion

Absolute acceleration of a particle of the slab, a B a A aB A Relative acceleration aB A associated with rotation about A includes tangential and normal components,
a B A t k rB A 2 a B A n rB A

aB A t r aB A n r 2

Example
For

the instant shown, member AB is rotating clockwise with an angular velocity AB = 6 rad/s and angular acceleration AB = 12 rad.s-2. Determine angular acceleration of member BC, BC, and acceleration of point C, aC.

AB AB

Example
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0.5 m radius disc rolls without slipping with an angular velocity = 4 rad/s and angular acceleration = 10 rad.s-2 as shown. Determine the angular acceleration of rod AB and the acceleration of end B.