Understanding the Motion: Free Body Diagram of Ruler Pulling to the Right

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The discussion centers on the mechanics of a wheel system, specifically why a large wheel spins counterclockwise when a ruler is pulled to the right. Participants argue that free body diagrams are not applicable, as the motion is governed by the interconnectivity of the machinery rather than individual forces. The focus shifts to the speed of the wheel rims and the relationship between the smaller wheels and the larger wheel. It is suggested that understanding the motion can be simplified by visualizing the wheels as cogs with uniform spacing. Ultimately, the conversation emphasizes the complexity of the system over traditional force analysis.
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Anyone know why the big wheele spins counter clockwise in thsi video?

Can anyone draw me a free body diagram of what's going on when the ruler is pulled to the right?



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Hi Stalker23! :smile:

Free body diagrams are irrelevant, this isn't a forces problem at all, it's a piece of machinery in which moving one part automatically moves all the other parts.

Concentrate on the speed of the rims of the wheels (and remember that the cotton-reel has two rims, one in contact with the table, and one with half the diameter in contact with the big wheel). :wink:
 
hmmm. well what i can't figure out is why the wheel spins the opposite direction. The way i was gunna prove this to myself was through a free body diagram. but when i draw it the forces i get don't make sense. Just considering hte forces between the ruler and the big wheele, i get the frictional force on the wheele to point to the right...meaning the wheele should spin to the right?

allthough if i look at the bottom two wheels, there frictional force is to the right, but causes a pos moment about the center of the big wheel. I guess those forces are larger than those between the ruler and the wheele?
 
Forget forces. Forget friction.

Imagine the wheels are cogs, with the same distance between teeth on all wheels.

When the cart moves at speed v, what is the speed of the teeth on the big wheel?
 

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