Mach Elem Flashcards
particles composing the body are equal and parallel
translation
It is necessary to know the velocity of only one particle in order to find the velocity of any other particle.
Velocities in Machines
It is necessary to have enough data to determine the velocity of two particles in order to determine the velocity of any part of the body.
coplanar
Analyzing velocity of a rigid body, point and particle will be used interchangeably.
- two or more points on the same body
- points on two or more bodies connected by pin joints
- points on bodies in rolling contact
- points on bodies in sliding contact
Velocities and accelerations in machines may be quite complicated, impossible.
Analytical analysis
Velocities and accelerations in machines may be more direct, less complicated, and usually sufficiently accurate.
Graphical analysis
Four commonly used methods for obtaining velocities:
- Resolution and composition
- Instantaneous axis of velocity
- Centro
- Relative velocity or velocity polygon
give the quickest solution methods for obtaining velocities
- Resolution and composition
- Instantaneous axis of velocity
can be used in the solution of practically all problem and the most desirable method
. Relative velocity or velocity polygon
quantity has magnitude only
scalar
has magnitude, direction, and sense
A vector quantity
represents a vector quantity
vector
The sum of the quantities is called
resultant
The sum of the quantities and its vector
resultant vector.
The quantities added together to obtain the resultant are its
components
The quantities added together to obtain the resultant, and the corresponding vectors are the
component vectors.
The process of obtaining the resultant of any number of vectors is called
vector composition
reverse process of breaking up a vector into components is called
vector resolution.
It is necessary to draw the machine full scale, to a smaller scale, or to a larger scale
Scales