A bead is constrained to slide along a frictionless rod of length L. The rod is rotating in a vertical plane with a constant angular velocity ω about a pivot P fixed at the midpoint of the rod, but the design of the pivot allows the bead to move along the entire length of the rod. Let r(t) denote the position of the bead relative to this rotating coordinate system, as shown in FIGURE 3.R.1. In order to apply Newton’s second law of motion to this rotating frame of reference it is necessary to use the fact that the net force acting on the bead is the sum of the real force
A bead is constrained to slide along a frictionless rod of length L. The rod is rotating in a vertical plane with a constant angular velocity ω about a pivot P fixed at the midpoint of the rod, but the design of the pivot allows the bead to move along the entire length of the rod. Let r(t) denote the position of the bead relative to this rotating coordinate system, as shown in FIGURE 3.R.1. In order to apply Newton’s second law of motion to this rotating frame of reference it is necessary to use the fact that the net force acting on the bead is the sum of the real force
A bead is constrained to slide along a frictionless rod of length L. The rod is rotating in a vertical plane with a constant angular velocity ω about a pivot P fixed at the midpoint of the rod, but the design of the pivot allows the bead to move along the entire length of the rod. Let r(t) denote the position of the bead relative to this rotating coordinate system, as shown in FIGURE 3.R.1. In order to apply Newton’s second law of motion to this rotating frame of reference it is necessary to use the fact that the net force acting on the bead is the sum of the real force
A bead is constrained to slide along a frictionless rod of length L. The rod is rotating in a vertical plane with a constant angular velocity ω about a pivot P fixed at the midpoint of the rod, but the design of the pivot allows the bead to move along the entire length of the rod. Let r(t) denote the position of the bead relative to this rotating coordinate system, as shown in FIGURE 3.R.1. In order to apply Newton’s second law of motion to this rotating frame of reference it is necessary to use the fact that the net force acting on the bead is the sum of the real forces (in this case, the force due to gravity) and the inertial forces (coriolis, transverse, and centrifugal). The mathematics is a little complicated, so we give just the resulting differential equation for r,
(a) Solve the foregoing DE subject to the initial conditions
(b) Determine initial conditions for which the bead exhibits simple harmonic motion. What is the minimum length L of the rod for which it can accommodate simple harmonic motion of the bead?
(c) For initial conditions other than those obtained in part (b), the bead must eventually fly off the rod. Explain using the solution r(t) in part (a).
(d) Suppose ω = 1 rad/s. Use a graphing utility to plot the graph of the solution r(t) for the initial conditions r(0) = 0, is 0, 10, 15, 16, 16.1, and 17.
System that uses coordinates to uniquely determine the position of points. The most common coordinate system is the Cartesian system, where points are given by distance along a horizontal x-axis and vertical y-axis from the origin. A polar coordinate system locates a point by its direction relative to a reference direction and its distance from a given point. In three dimensions, it leads to cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
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