Linear acceleration Definition and 76 Threads

As some of you know I have been coding a 2+1D relativistic simulator that can handle (constant proper) acceleration in any direction on a plane. So far it is going quite well. I have now decided to simulate a Sagnac gyroscope inside the simulation by sending signals in opposite directions...

My angular acceleration is wrong but all I had done was torque which was 110 NM / I = 930 kg-m^2 and calculated 0.118 rad/s^2. But because this is wrong I am stuck and I have no idea how to find angular velocity to plug into the equation to find linear acceleration.

I've been attempting to solve this problem for three days now. I have thrown away my old attempts (like, scrumpled up into the bin), but my old attempts involved: Trying to set up simultaeneous equations relating the journeys between EH and FG to find the deceleration, but the reason why this...

I'm struggling to understand something basic here. If I have a just a wheel, with mass 10kg, and radius 0.25m, and I specify that the CG is accelerating linearly at 1ms-2, how do I calculate the force needed to do this? Using F = ma gives 10N, but using this value for torque calculation on the...

I am working with Magnetic strips to get countinous force in both clockwise and anticlock wise direction. I am looking for better concept for hand free mode in my experiment. The pdf file of my experiment is attached .

I was musing about black hole mergers and what an observer might see for a particularly simple (i.e. blatantly contrived) scenario. Suppose that there are two (non rotating, un-charged, bog standard) black holes of dissimilar masses heading for a head-on collision. They will accelerate towards...

Homework Statement A ball with moment of intertia bmr^2 rolls without slipping down a plane inclined at angle O. What is it’s linear acceleration? Homework Equations Fnet= ma T = F x r T = IO’’ a = rO’’ The Attempt at a Solution Fnet = mgcos(O) - FfT = FfrT = IO’’ Ffr = bmr^2O’’ Ff =...

What is the difference between tangential and linear acceleration of a circular object (let's say a ball)? Also, how does the torque contribute to linear acceleration?

Homework Statement Hi everyone. I did an experiment in my house where I took four different geometric circles to represent a solid sphere, a spherical shell, a solid cylinder, and a hoop. I rolled all the objects down an incline of about 8 degrees, took video footage, uploaded into the tracker...

I am wondering, when solving rigid body exercises, how can I express the relationship between linear and angular acceleration for a general case? E.g. what would be the linear acceleration in function of the angular one of a 1m rod that is rotating through a fixed point 0.6 m away from its mass...

Homework Statement [/B] A uniform cylinder with radius r is rolling down an incline without slipping as shown in diagram below. It's angular acceleration is α and acceleration of it's center of mass C is a. What will be the linear acceleration of point of contact P and another point Q on the...

kuruman submitted a new PF Insights post Frames of Reference: Linear Acceleration View Continue reading the Original PF Insights Post.

Homework Statement A mass of 0.5 kg is suspended from a flywheel as shown in FIGURE 2. If the mass is released from rest and falls a distance of 0.5 m in 1.5 s. Mass of wheel: 3kg Outside rad. of gyration of wheel: 300mm Radius of gyration: 212mm calculate: (a) The linear acceleration of the...

In the image above, a centroid with radius 1 is depicted. F1 is pointing directly at point A (which is the center of the circle), and F2 is pointing directly at point B. The radius for finding the torque would be the perpendicular between the center of the object and the force vector, so r1...

Homework Statement A uniform thin stick of mass M and length L has a moment of inertia about its centre of mass of I = (1/12)ML^2. The stick, which is pivoted at one end, is held horizontal and then released. Assuming the pivot is frictionless, calculate: i) the linear acceleration of the free...

Homework Statement Refer to figure. Homework Equations v=ds/dt → ds=vdt a=dv/dt → dv=adt ads=vdv The Attempt at a Solution I tried taking the derivative of the given position function. Then I am kind of lost from there.

Good Evening Everyone, A group of friends and I were having a mini-contest, to see who could theoretically make anti-matter using the most simplistic design in terms of cost and general complexity. The obvious choice for us was the Positron, due to low energy requirements on all fronts. One of...

Hi guys, I'm having a debate with a mechanical engineer friend of mine, and I was wondering if you could help me solve it. I'm not much of a physicist, but honestly I think he might have this one wrong, I just can't remember my old physics classes well enough to calculate and be sure. The...

Homework Statement Rolling without slipping A) Derive the linear acceleration vector equations for points A, B, C, and O in terms of R, ω, α and θ at this instant. B) R = 0.5 m, ω=-54 r/s and α = 0. Determine the MPH of the vehicle and the vector accelerations of points A, B, C, and O. C) R...

Homework Statement A block of mass 2kg (mb) can slide down a frictionless 53 degree inclune, but it is connected to a pulley of mass 4kg (mp with a radius of 0.5m. The pulley may be treated as a disk. What is the angular acceleration of the pulley? Homework Equations a = rα The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement Homework Equations ac = v2/r The Attempt at a Solution I know for circular motion. The radial acceleration is always towards center and tanegntial acceleration is perpendicular to it. But here for rotational motion... The question asks about linear acceleration.. Is it...

Hello all! I'm having some difficulty understanding one of the concepts of angular motion. My textbook tells me that the total linear acceleration of a point in a rotating body is the vector sum of tangential acceleration and centripetal acceleration. However, later on in the chapter, there is...

Homework Statement Two masses, mA = 40.0 kg and mB = 55.0 kg, are connected by a massless cord that passes over a pulley that is free to rotate about a fixed axis. This device is known as an Atwood’s Machine. The pulley is a solid cylinder of radius R = 0.360 m and mass of 7.50 kg. 1...

Homework Statement A uniform disk with radius 0.390m and mass 27.0kg rotates in a horizontal plane on a frictionless vertical axle that passes through the center of the disk. The angle through which the disk has turned varies with time according to θ(t)=( 1.50rad/s)t+( 9.00rad/s2)t2 . What is...

Homework Statement In our lab, we times a cart going 1m. The time was 9.49 s. The cart was pulled by a string, over a pulley, attached to a free-falling mass. The purpose was to calculate the μ, the coefficient of friction. Homework Equations d = vit + 1/2at^{2} a = (vf-vi)/t...

I have an object at rest which accelerates at a variable rate before coming to rest again. At any given point I can determine it's linear acceleration, accounted for gravity. I would like to determine the distance traveled between the 2 resting points. I understand some of the pieces...

It is generally said that centripetal acceleration is directed towards the center of the circular path along the radius. So can we say that centripetal acceleration is a linear acceleration. Is it or can it be represented along a straight line. I had a question in my exams. A kid is rotating a...

Homework Statement You are the technical consultant for an action-adventure film in which a stunt calls for the hero to drop off a 20.0-m-tall building and land on the ground safely at a final vertical speed of 4.00 m/s. At the edge of the building’s roof, there is a 100-kg drum that is...

Homework Statement A car with 64.0-cm-diameter tires is being driven down a level road at 75.0 km/hr. As seen by a person riding in the car (i.e. relative to the passenger), what are the linear speed and magnitude of the linear acceleration of a) the center of one of one of the wheels, b) a...

Homework Statement A lift starts from rest and travels with constant acceleration 4 m/s^2.It then travels with uniform speed and comes to rest with constant retardation of 4 m/s^" The total distance traveled is d and the total time taken is t. Show that the time spent traveling at a constant...

A passenger train, which is traveling at 80 m/s is 1500 m behind a goods train which is traveling at 30 m/s in the same direction on the same track. At what rate must the passenger train decelerate to avoid a crash? My attempt at the question: V=u+at 0=80+at a=-80/t I tried to find at...

Homework Statement Homework Equations r * \alpha = atan r * \omega^2 = arad The Attempt at a Solution arad = (L/2)(3g/L) = 3g/2 atan = (L/2)(3g/2L) = 3g/4

Homework Statement A particle move along the x-axis, each starting with V = 10 m/s at t = 0 seconds. Find each particle's velocity at = 7.0 . Work with the geometry of the graphs, not with kinematic equations. Homework Equations A(t) = {10t +10, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 -10t+30, 2 < x ≤...

Homework Statement A 68 cm diameter wheel accelerates uniformly about its center from 150 rpm to 270 rpm in 4.1 s. 1. Determine its angular acceleration. α = 3.1 rad./s^2 2. Determine the radial component of the linear acceleration of a point on the edge of the wheel 1.6 s after it has...

Homework Statement A uniform rod of mass M and length L is free to rotate about a pivot at the left end. It is released from rest in the horizontal position ( Thetha=90 degrees). What is the torque on the rod when it makes and angle (theta) with the vertical? What is the downward linear...

What is "linear acceleration" in uniform circular motion? Yesterday, I took an exam and it was asked a concept that we hadn't studied, at least in the way it was written. The exercise explained that a circular motion was decreasing its velocity, and we had to be able to identify which of the...

What is the difference between tangential and radial acceleration for a point on a rotating body? As far as I know, the tangential acceleration changes the magnitude of the linear velocity of the point and the radial acceleration changes the direction of its linear velocity. But I don't...

Homework Statement a uniform stick with a mass of 1.00 kg and length of 1.00m has a fixed hinge at one end. It is released at an angel of 60 degrees above the horizontal and it drops with normal gravity. What is the magnitude of the linear acceleration of the point at the free end just after...

I'm currently developing a program which solves the displacement of an object using the standard acceleration equation [d=i*t + 0.5*a*t^2], where i=initial velocity, t=time and a=acceleration. As the need has arisen to determine the time at which an object reaches a particular displacement...

A rope of negligible mass is wrapped around a uniform solid cylinder, of radius R, that can rotate freely about its axis, which is horizontal and fixed. A block hangs vertically from the rope and causes the cylinder to spin. The blocks mass, M_B is 4 times the mass, M, of the cylinder. Find an...

Urgent! Torque to linear acceleration. Please Help! Homework Statement Q1: A horizontal force F=1000N is applied on a 120kg fridge as shown below. If friction is present, what is the magnitude of the fridge linear acceleration, and the magnitude of the normal forces acting at A and B? (hint...

Homework Statement R = 49 m theta = 29° Homework Equations Kinematic equations for Rotational Forces and Circular motion Kinetic Energy = 1/2*I*w^2 The Attempt at a Solution First I can find the moment of Inertia for a rod, which is: 1/12 * MR^2 However I need to use the...

I am working on a project where i need to determine the angular acceleration from known linear acceleration. I have given it a try please let me know if its the correct approach. Linear acceleration = 70 G's (70x9.8 mts/sec2) Radius of cylinder = 0.203 mts Rotation of cylinder along center...

Hi All, I’m new here so please forgive me if this isn’t the right section to post in. This is a bit of an epic idea/post so I’ll just start with a basic overview and see if anyone’s interested. Summary: I’m a very good software engineer and I know a reasonable amount about maths...

Homework Statement A block with mass m = 5.00 kg slides down a surface inclined 36.9 degrees to the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25. A string attached to the block is wrapped around a flywheel on a fixed axis at O. The flywheel has mass 25.0 kg and moment of inertia...

A stepped pulley is essentially a system of connected cocentric disks that have different radii. A stepped pulley (I= 2.0 kg*m^2) is placed on a frictionless axle and then strings are attached to two radii of 20 and 50 cm. The other ends of the strings are attached to a 2.0 and 1.0 kg mass...

[b]1. A rigid, massless rod has three particles with equal masses attached to it as shown below. The rod is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a frictionless axle perpendicular to the rod through the point P and is released from rest in the horizontal position at t = 0. Assume that m and d...

Homework Statement The angular position of an object that rotates about a fixed axis is given by \theta(t) = \vartheta e^\betat, where \beta= 2 s^−1, \theta = 1.1 rad, and t is in seconds. What is the magnitude of the total linear acceleration at t = 0 of a point on the object that is 9.2 cm...

Homework Statement How do I solve for linear acceleration or angular acceleration without one or the other? I am given the mass of the object (a yoyo), the inner radius, the outer radius, and Icm (moment of inertia at the center of mass). Attached in a picture of the problem...

Here the extra credit question I'm stuck on: A square loop (perimeter of 4L and hinged along one side) is made of a wire that has a mass per unit length of 0.1000 kg/m and carries a current of 5.000 A. A uniform magnetic field of 10.00 mT directed perpendicular to the hinged side exists in...