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Textbook Solutions for Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics

Chapter 16 Problem 16-142

Question

At the instant shown, the robotic arm AB is rotating counterclockwise at v = 5 rad>s and has an angular acceleration a = 2 rad>s 2 . Simultaneously, the grip BC is rotating counterclockwise at v = 6 rad>s and a = 2 rad>s 2 , both measured relative to a fixed reference. Determine the velocity and acceleration of the object held at the grip C.

Solution

Step 1 of 6

For the velocity at the grip , utilizing the relative velocity equation,

...(1)

Step  2 of 6

Analyzing the motion of point B,

The position vector from B to C,

Step  3 of 6

The relative velocity with respect to the reference frame,

 into (1),

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Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics  14 
Author Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN 9780133951929

At the instant shown, the robotic arm AB is rotating

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