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Link CD 6 rad/s, point E and link BC

Short answer

Using relative velocity equations, v_E = 4.76 m/s at 40.9° above horizontal towards left, ω_BC = 10.39 rad/s clockwise. Coriolis acceleration is 2ω × v_rel, the extra acceleration of a point sliding on a rotating body.

What is meant by coriolis's acceleration in plane motion of a rigid body? If link CD has an angular velocity of ωCD=6\omega_{CD} = 6 rad/sec, determine the velocity of point E on link BC and the angular velocity of link BC at the instant shown. [Figure: link AB inclined at 30∘30^\circ pinned at A; link BC horizontal with midpoint E (0.3 m on each side); link CD vertical, 0.6 m long, pinned at D; ωCD=6\omega_{CD} = 6 rad/s.]

Coriolis acceleration is the extra acceleration a point has when it moves relative to a rotating (moving) frame or body. If a point PP moves with relative velocity v⃗rel\vec v_{rel} on a body rotating with angular velocity ω⃗\vec\omega, then

a⃗P=a⃗P′+a⃗rel+2ω⃗×v⃗rel\vec a_P = \vec a_{P'} + \vec a_{rel} + 2\vec\omega\times\vec v_{rel}

where a⃗P′\vec a_{P'} is the acceleration of the coincident point of the rotating body, a⃗rel\vec a_{rel} is the acceleration of PP relative to the body, and 2ω⃗×v⃗rel2\vec\omega\times\vec v_{rel} is the Coriolis acceleration (magnitude 2ωvrel2\omega v_{rel}, perpendicular to v⃗rel\vec v_{rel}). The velocity problem below involves only points of rigid links joined by pins, so no Coriolis term appears.

Assumed layout (from the figure): DD and AA are fixed pins at the same level; CDCD is vertical (0.6 m) with CC at the top; BCBC is horizontal (0.6 m) with BB to the left of CC and EE its midpoint; ABAB rises at 30∘30^\circ from AA to BB, so AB=0.6/sin⁡30∘=1.2AB = 0.6/\sin30^\circ = 1.2 m. Take ωCD=6\omega_{CD}=6 rad/s counter-clockwise, xx to the right and yy up (reverse all senses if CDCD turns the other way).

Step 1: velocity of C

v⃗C=ωCDk^×r⃗C/D=6k^×0.6j^=−3.6 i^ m/s\vec v_C = \omega_{CD}\hat k\times\vec r_{C/D} = 6\hat k\times0.6\hat j = -3.6\,\hat i\ \text{m/s}

Step 2: direction of v_B

Link ABAB rotates about AA, so v⃗B⊥AB\vec v_B \perp AB. With v⃗B=(vBx,vBy)\vec v_B = (v_{Bx}, v_{By}) and ABAB along (cos⁡30∘,sin⁡30∘)(\cos30^\circ, \sin30^\circ):

vBxcos⁡30∘+vBysin⁡30∘=0v_{Bx}\cos30^\circ + v_{By}\sin30^\circ = 0

Link BCBC is horizontal, so ωBCk^×r⃗B/C\omega_{BC}\hat k\times\vec r_{B/C} is vertical and vBx=vCx=−3.6v_{Bx} = v_{Cx} = -3.6 m/s. Hence

vBy=3.6cos⁡30∘sin⁡30∘=6.24 m/s,vB=3.62+6.242=7.20 m/sv_{By} = \frac{3.6\cos30^\circ}{\sin30^\circ} = 6.24\ \text{m/s}, \qquad v_B = \sqrt{3.6^2 + 6.24^2} = 7.20\ \text{m/s}

Step 3: link BC

v⃗B=v⃗C+ωBCk^×(−0.6i^)  ⇒  vBy=−0.6 ωBC  ⇒  ωBC=−10.39 rad/s (clockwise)\vec v_B = \vec v_C + \omega_{BC}\hat k\times(-0.6\hat i) \;\Rightarrow\; v_{By} = -0.6\,\omega_{BC} \;\Rightarrow\; \omega_{BC} = -10.39\ \text{rad/s}\ \text{(clockwise)}

Step 4: point E

v⃗E=v⃗C+ωBCk^×(−0.3i^)=−3.6i^+(−10.39)(−0.3)j^=(−3.60 i^+3.12 j^) m/s\vec v_E = \vec v_C + \omega_{BC}\hat k\times(-0.3\hat i) = -3.6\hat i + (-10.39)(-0.3)\hat j = (-3.60\,\hat i + 3.12\,\hat j)\ \text{m/s}

vE=4.76v_E = 4.76 m/s, directed 40.9° above the horizontal, towards the left.

Answer: vE=4.76v_E = 4.76 m/s (40.9° above horizontal, towards the left); ωBC=10.39\omega_{BC} = 10.39 rad/s clockwise.

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