Direction of instantaneous axis in rigid body dynamics

[arvindsharma]

The general motion of a rigid body can be considered to be a combination of (i) a motion of its centre of
mass about an axis, and (ii) its motion about an instantaneous axis passing through the centre of mass.
These axes need not be stationary. Consider, for example, a thin uniform disc welded (rigidly fixed)
horizontally at its rim to a massless stick, as shown in the figure. When the disc-stick system is rotated
about the origin on a horizontal frictionless plane with angular speed w, the motion at any instant can be
taken as a combination of (i) a rotation of the centre of mass of the disc about the z-axis, and (ii) a rotation
of the disc through an instantaneous vertical axis passing through its centre of mass (as is seen from the
changed orientation of points P and Q). Both these motions have the same angular speed w in this case.
Now consider two similar systems as shown in the figure: Case(a) the disc with its face vertical and
parallel to x-z plane; Case (b) the disc with its face making an angle of 45° with x-y plane and its
horizontal diameter parallel to x-axis. In both the cases, the disc is welded at point P, and the systems are
rotated with constant angular speed wabout the z-axis.what is the direction of instantaneous axis (passing through the centre of mass in case (a) and (b).please explain all the concepts in detail.i will be highly thankful.

 

[Dale]

please explain all the concepts in detail

This would be a topic for a chapter or two in a textbook, not a post on an internet forum. Can you ask a more specific question?

If you really want a textbook chapter, here is one: http://people.rit.edu/vwlsps/IntermediateMechanics2/Ch9v5.pdf