UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MEC2023S Dynamics I

1. A wheel of diameter = 50 mm
has a rough surface so that it rolls
without slipping on the ground. It is
attached to a gear with = 35 mm.
A gear rack is pushed at 2 m/s to the
left as shown. What is the angular
speed and direction of rotation of the
wheel?

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= 50 mm
= 35 mm
= 2 m/s

2. The disk rolls on a circular surface

with a constant clockwise angular
velocity of 1 rad/s. What are the
accelerations of points A and B?

3. The 1 m diameter disk rolls, and point B of the 1 m

long bar slides, on the plane surface. Determine the
angular acceleration of the bar and the acceleration of
point B.

4. Bar BC rotates with a counter-clockwise

angular velocity of 2 rad/s. A pin at B slides
in a circular slot in the rectangular plate.
Determine the angular velocity of the plate
and the velocity at which the pin slides
relative to the circular slot.

Answers:
1. For this question we exercise our right not to include the answer! ; 2.
= 0.5 m/s2 down;
= 0.3 m/s2 up
2
2
3.
= 8.85 rad/s CW;
= 22.04 m/s left ;
4.
= 0.2 m/s down ;
= 2 rad/s CCW