Engineeing Dynamics - Inertia Dyad of Half Cylinder

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The discussion revolves around deriving the mass center expression and inertia matrix for a half cylinder in a junior-level dynamics class, specifically using Mathematica. The inertia matrix is presented as a 3x3 matrix with terms involving the coordinates x, y, and z. The participant struggles with the integration required to find the volume and mass of the half cylinder, as well as the center of mass. The key equation referenced is the inertia integral, Ii,i = ∫m(rj² + rk²)dm, which is essential for calculating the inertia dyadic.

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  • Understanding of inertia matrices in dynamics
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I'm getting desperate. The professor has assigned a project and has not clearly explained how to derive the answers. I'm doing the best I can but his TA's and recommended tutors for the class are always incapable of reproducing the answers either. It's a junior level dynamics class, but he's actually turned the class into a machine dynamics class taught in senior or masters level. The work needs to be done in mathematica, but all I need is help with theory since that's the part we don't learn in lecture.

Anyways, here is the question...

Homework Statement



Develop the mass center expression and the inertia matrix and inertia dyadic for a half cylinder, then let the inner diameter approach the outer diameter to develop the same for a thin half shell. Use Mathematica for your work.

Homework Equations



Ii,i = ∫m(rj2+rk2)dm

The Attempt at a Solution



First is the Inertia-matrix of the half cylinder. I'm not sure how to derive all the terms, but I did my best.

{y2 + z2, -x y, -x z}
{-x y, x2 + z2, -y z}
{-x z, -y z, x2 + y2}

Then I write my position vector:

BrP = x b[1] + y b[2] + z b[3]

Where B is a point in the body frame, P is the endpoint under evaluation, and r is the vector r. b[1,2,3] are unit vectors in the body frame.

Now is where I think I went wrong, if not before. The Volume is:

V = ∫0W0H-L/2L/2rdxdydz

Then mass is:

m = ∫∫∫ρrdxdydz

So center of mass is:

C = (1/m)∫∫∫ρr(x,y,z)rdxdydz

Then I get lost even more...

S.O.S
 
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If x,y,z are cartesian coordinates, dV = dxdydz, not r dxdydz
 

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