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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 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 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; 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 moves with relative velocity on a body rotating with angular velocity , then
where is the acceleration of the coincident point of the rotating body, is the acceleration of relative to the body, and is the Coriolis acceleration (magnitude , perpendicular to ). The velocity problem below involves only points of rigid links joined by pins, so no Coriolis term appears.
Assumed layout (from the figure): and are fixed pins at the same level; is vertical (0.6 m) with at the top; is horizontal (0.6 m) with to the left of and its midpoint; rises at from to , so m. Take rad/s counter-clockwise, to the right and up (reverse all senses if turns the other way).
Step 1: velocity of C
Step 2: direction of v_B
Link rotates about , so . With and along :
Link is horizontal, so is vertical and m/s. Hence
Step 3: link BC
Step 4: point E
m/s, directed 40.9° above the horizontal, towards the left.
Answer: m/s (40.9° above horizontal, towards the left); rad/s clockwise.
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