APL 100 Practice Sheet 1

Part A:
1) A point moves along a logarithmic spiral in the x-y plane, given by the equation, r ce I , where, c is a constant.
(a) If I b / r 2 , where, b is a constant, find the velocity, acceleration and radius of curvature at any position r. Note
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the radius of curvature U, may be obtained as U v /vua .
(b) Rework part (a) if the speed of the point along the path is constant and equal to V.

2) Consider the fly-ball governor shown in the figure. Arms OA and OB are hinged to the shaft at O, however, when
the sleeve, S, moves up, T increases and the balls move radially outward and upward.
At this instant, T R Z = 2 rad/s; Z 0.4 rad/s2, and the sleeve, S, is moving up at a speed v = 2 m/s which is
changing at the rate a = 0.1m/s2 (i.e. the speed is decreasing).
OA = 0.5m and OC = 0.3m.

Find the velocity and acceleration of ball B, with respect to ground, at this instant. Hence find the force exerted by
the ball, B, on the shaft. The mass of each ball is 0.2 Kg.

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Problem 2 Problem 3 Problem 4

3) A pin P moves in a fixed parabolic slot whose equation is given by, x = cy2, and in a straight horizontal slot as
shown. The straight slot translates in the y-direction at a constant acceleration ao, starting from rest at t=0, when the
pin is at the origin. Find the position, velocity and acceleration of P at time t.

4) Body 1 (cam) moves to the right with velocity v, and acceleration a, as shown. Determine the velocity and
acceleration of body 2 (follower).

5) A small block of mass, m = 0.5Kg, slides down a hill whose shape may
be approximated by y = H cos(Sx/L) , where H = 200m and L = 800m.
Its speed at the position shown is 40m/s. Find the rate of increase of speed
in this position if the coefficient of friction between the hill and the block
is 0.2
 PRACTISE PROBLEMS OF CHAPTER 11

PROBLEM 11.192
The end Point B of a boom is originally 5 m from fixed Point A when the driver starts to retract the boom with
a constant radial acceleration of = 1 / 2 and lower it with a constant angular acceleration =
0.5 / 2. At t = 2s determine (a) the velocity of Point B, (b) the acceleration of Point B, (c) the radius of
curvature of the path.

Answer

a. = 3.61 / , = 590

b. = 4.72 / 2 , = 29.30

c. = 2.76

PROBLEM 11.169
At the bottom of a loop in the vertical plane, an airplane has a horizontal velocity of 150 m /s and is speeding
up at a rate of 25 / 2 . The radius of curvature of the loop is 2000 m. The plane is being tracked by radar at
O. What are the recorded values of , , for this instant?
Answer
a. = 120 /
b. = 34.8 / 2 .
c. = 0.09 /
d. = - 0.0156 / 2 .

PROBLEM 11.170

Pin C is attached to rod BC and slides freely in the slot of rod OA. Rod BC rotates at the constant rate . At the
instant when = 600 determine (a) (b) , . Express your answers in terms of d and .

Answer
1
1. =
2
3
2. = 2
4
3. = 0