Wheel Definition and 840 Threads

I am currently working on an idea of mine and have an issue. I have a car with 6 wheels on it with an estimated weight of 400 Lbs. It will be using 8" pneumatic tires and would like to calculate the how much toque in need in the motor to drive it. I plan on it going no faster than about 1 Foot...

So basically, for LSST research, a LSST project scientist told me to work on Python code that could project the sky onto a 2D grid, which is what I did. It was awfully hard to find code (especially Python-based code) that could project the sky on a 2D grid - so the task he gave me was necessary...

How does a the propulsion mechanism of a ferris wheel propel the ride? A diagram would be helpful

Hi, I'm researching into what will be the best size wheels to put onto a motor to allow my robot to climb an incline, and then possibly find out what is the maximum incline it can reach. I'm using this thread as a source for the math...

I am not a physics student however I have a random and hopefully SIMPLE question about wheel diameter over time and distance Basically take a toy car. A Hotwheel 1/64 scale car for example and run a Pine Derby type of event. If a car was released down a slope from height of 5ft, slope 10...

Taken in warehouse at work. 3 witnesses that nothing was planted. Three photographs were taken from same angle same position and this showed up in one out of three. A digital camera was used with a flash. If you use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to open up 383.jpg, you can zoom in on the...

I am having trouble trying to find the force required to accelerate a wheeled cart. so that i can calculate the bending moment in a stopping bracket, the bit I am stuck on is The Acceleration of the cart, the situation is; An 80,000Kg Wheeled cart runs on rails from rest and hits a stop...

Im curently trying to work out the upwards force of the wheel of a car as it passes over a hump in the road. I have drawn a very simple diagram to illustrate this. If anyone could help me calculate this force that would be most helpful. I understand as the wheel is traveling along the road...

Disk brakes along the rim of the wheel?? Hi friends, I have a doubt. I heard that when we keep the disc brake along the rim of the wheel, less energy is required to stop the wheel. Why is it so?? Why is it not used in today's bikes?:confused:

Does a certain position let you exert more torque on the steering wheel? I've heard 10 and 2 o'clock. I've also heard 9 and 3 o'clock. Is it possible to explain with physics why two hands placed right next to each other would not be as effective as two hands spaced further apart? I...

Faraday's law says that an induced voltage across a conductor is directly proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux through the conductor, but I am having trouble getting my head round how it works in this situation. Imagine a perfectly circular thin copper disc, and that this disc...

Homework Statement Car runs at 55 mi/hr. and the nail is lodged in tire 13 in from center of wheel, then what is the angular velocity of the nail in rad/hour? Homework Equations w= v/r The Attempt at a Solution First I will convert 55 miles into inches. 55 mile * 5280 FT/mile *...

[PLAIN]http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8969/ferriswheelmd.jpg This is giving me a lot of problems, and honestly, I'm not sure on how to get started. Any guidance is appreciated! Thanks!

I am going to be doing a demonstration of Archimedes' wheel for some 6-9 year-old students and would like to try to figure out the work done by the wheel to lift 10 liters of water 1m vs the lifting of a 10 liter pale the same height. Anyone know of a way to easily figure the work done in...

Hi, I'm trying to model a wheel that is placed on top of a moving platform. The problem is that I'm running into a situation that seems very counter intuitive. I'm not sure if its a problem with my model or not. I've attached a picture that demonstrates the problem. To begin, neither the...

Trying to analyze all the dynamics of gyroscopic type motion. Assume the Z axis is vertical (which the wheel precesses about) Have a spinning bicyle wheel, that is held up via string on one end, the biycle wheel begins to precess about the vertical axes via torque induced from gravity...

First off, please excuse my general lack of physics knowledge, it's been 10 yrs since one year of it in high school ... but I can usually follow along pretty well once pointed in the right direction. I've been curious about the relationship of wheel weight and diameter in relation to distance...

Brake Disc Design- Torque Acting On Wheel Stud Bolts I have currently been working on designing a brake disc assembly. The current problem i am having is trying to workout the force acting on each wheel stud. The frictional force of the brake pad is 3.2 KN with an efective radius of...

Homework Statement I have currently been working on a group project designing a brake disc assembly. The current problem i am having is trying to workout the force acting on each wheel stud. The frictional force of the brake pad is 3.2 KN with an efective radius of 105MM from the center...

Homework Statement A woman of mass m rides in a Ferris wheel of radius R. In order to better understand physics, she takes along a bathroom scale and sits on it. Determine the difference in scale readings between the bottom and top of the Ferris wheel (“delta” F of scale) as a function of the...

1. You are walking holding on to the axle of a spinning bicycle wheel with one hand on either side of the wheel. The top part of the wheel is moving away from you and the bottom is moving toward you and the axle is horizontal. As you start to turn left, you feel the right side of the axle A...

Homework Statement Hi I am not sure about this question. Can anyone help? It states this way: A wheel of radius 0.5m rests on a level at a point C and makes contact with the edge E of a kerb of height 0.2m. A horizontal force of 240N, applied through the axle of the wheel at X, is...

Suppose you make a big horizontal wheel, put markings at equal distances on the edge and also on the floor just outside the wheel. Now let the wheel spin at relativistic speeds. If you are standing next to the wheel, the markings on the wheel will be closer together (because they are moving)...

Homework Statement A rotation wheel required 3.0 s to complete 37 revolutions. its angular speed at the end of the 3.0 s interval is 98 rad/s. what was the original angular speed of the wheel? Homework Equations average omega = change in angle/change in time The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement You are given a robot, and you are asked to design the torque needed for the driving motor. What is the torque to turn a wheel who's mass of the system connected to the rim is 3kg, and the diameter of the rim is 0.0381m? What is the torque when the wheel accelerates at a...

Homework Statement Wheel is hitting edge at a x-component speed of 1.5m/s, what is the force it is subjected to when going over the edge. The wheel is loaded with 200N Btw, the line with an 60 degree angle to to x-axis/ground is the tangent not a ramp. Homework Equations acceleration...

Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9964/impactforceonbike.png A roller is rolling with a constant speed before and after the drop. How do i figure out the impact force exerted on the wheel when it just touch the floor from a height h? Assume, angular velocity...

Hi everyone, I'm having a little trouble trying to answer this problem. Here it is: A force of 22.04 N is applied tangentially to a wheel of radius 0.340 m and gives rise to an angular acceleration of 1.20 rad/s^2. Calculate the rotational inertia of the wheel. Okay so i attempted the...

reading about circular motion has become very confusing for me thanks to the "centrifugal force". I have tried reading a lot of concepts presented on the internet but they haven't cleared away my doubts. In a rotating wheel, If there is no outward force acting on an object why does it remain in...

I would like to know the formula for Moment of inertia for horizontal rotation of circular tube(i.e wheel) of mass 65kg, wheel dia=2m, tube dia=0.1m.

1. Homework Statement {Number 5 on attachment. It has picture.} When a spinning bike wheel is placed hor- izontally, hung from a pivot at one end, the axis of rotation of the wheel will swing in a horizontal circle. In which direction does it turn (as viewed from above)? 1...

Homework Statement {Number 5 on attachment. It has picture.} When a spinning bike wheel is placed hor- izontally, hung from a pivot at one end, the axis of rotation of the wheel will swing in a horizontal circle. In which direction does it turn (as viewed from above)? 1. downward...

Hi, I am experimenting with traction controlling of wheels. I have to calculate the speed difference in two wheels (driven and non-driven). I am thinking of these options: 1. Generate pulse train using optical encoder -> binary counter -> D/A converter -> Take voltage difference using OP...

Homework Statement A grinding wheel is initially at rest. A constant external torque of 52.5 N· m is applied to the wheel for 18.4 s, giving the wheel an angular speed of 605 rev/min. The external torque is then removed, and the wheel comes to rest 101 s later. Find the moment of inertia of...

Homework Statement A wheel 60 cm in diameter rotates with a constant angular acceleration of 4 rad/s^2. The wheel starts at rest at t=0, and a chalk line drawn to a point P on the rim of the hweel makes an angle of 57.3 ith the horizontal at this time. At t 2s, find (a) the angular speed of...

Homework Statement At a county fair, a boy and two friends bring their teddy bears on the giant Ferris wheel. The wheel has a diameter of 10.5 m, the bottom of the wheel is 1.7 m above the ground and its rim is moving at a speed of 1.0 m/s. The boys are seated in positions 45° from each...

When I read on a computer screen I like to use the scroll wheel on the mouse but when I do the text jumps and it is easy to loose my place when reading some text. Would it be hard to have a mouse control panel adjustment for the scroll wheel that could be set so as to allow the window to move up...

Homework Statement A 28.4-kg solid aluminum cylindrical wheel of radius 0.41m is rotating about its axle in frictionless bearings with angular velocity w = 32.8 rad/s. If the temperature is then raised from 20.0 degrees celcius to 95.0 degrees celcuis, what is the fractional change in angular...

Homework Statement A 5.10 coin is placed 16.0 from the center of a turntable. The coin has static and kinetic coefficients of friction with the turntable surface of = 0.810 and = 0.510. What is the maximum angular velocity with which the turntable can spin without the coin sliding...

Homework Statement Hello All. I am trying to design a system to determine the direction of rotation of a wheel. I do not have access to a flywheel but only the wheels inner face. Can anyone please recommend a sesnor or soultion to help me? Many thanks Homework Equations The...

I'm a student undertaking a challenging physics project. My project is based on the Factors affecting design of an efficient paddle wheel. Until now the factors i could think about are: -Number of paddles -Size and shape of paddles -Rotation speed of paddles Since my object of study is...

Why do rigs have their front wheel rims sticking out while other rims stick in? http://www.discountramps.com/truck-wheel-risers-1.jpg My first theory was that it allowed them to use a common axle length for all axles on a rig but subsequent observation reveals that that's not the truth...

A 34-cm-diameter potter's wheel with a mass of 20 kg is spinning at 180 rpm. Using her hands, a potter forms a pot, centered on the wheel, with a 14 cm diameter. Her hands apply a net friction force of 1.3 N to the edge of the pot. If the power goes out, so that the wheel's motor no longer...

Am I correct in saying that when a torque is applied to a wheel the force is resisted by the friction at the contact patch and then becomes a "equal and opposite" torque acting around the contact patch?

I have this question in my trig/pre cal class and I have no idea how to approach it what so ever. In 1893, George Ferris engineered the Ferris Wheel. It was 250 feet in diameter. If the wheel makes 1 revolution every 50 seconds, then h(t) = 125sin (pi/25t - pi/2) + 125 represents the...

In 1893, George Ferris engineered the Ferris Wheel. It was 250 feet in diameter. If the wheel makes 1 revolution every 50 seconds, then h(t) = 125sin (pi/25t - pi/2) + 125 represents the height (h), in feet, of a seat on the wheel as a function of time (t), where t is measured in seconds...

Homework Statement If the radius of the wheel on a bike is .25m, and has a velocity of 10m/s, how many revolutions does the wheel make each second?Homework Equations 2πr/rev The Attempt at a SolutionI solved this problem in terms of pi. First each rev moves the wheel 2πr which is 2π(1/4)=1/2π...

1. A piece of metal is pressed against the rim of a 2.8- kg, 20- cm-diameter grinding wheel that is turning at 2000 rpm. The metal has a coefficient of friction of 0.75 with respect to the wheel. When the motor is cut off, with how much force must you press to stop the wheel in 20.0 s? 2...

I am in a disagreement with someone on another forum. There is wheel with a freewheeling hub constrained to roll on a particular surface by applying force to the hub in the horizontal x direction. This person claims the tangential force applied to a wheel from the surface will also act on the...

I am trying to find the answer to the below question if anyone could please help: How would the wheel on a vehicle react if the weight distribution was altered - ie, if one spoke was larger and therefore heavier than the rest? What would the likely implications be?