Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics

11th Edition

ISBN: 9780077687342

Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 11.3, Problem 11.79P

An airport shuttle train travels between two terminals that are 1.6 mi apart. To maintain passenger comfort, the acceleration of the train is limited to ± 4 ft/s², and the jerk, or rate of chance of acceleration, is limited to ± 8 ft/s², per second. If the shuttle has a maximum speed of 20 mi/h, determine (a) the shortest time for the shuttle to travel between the two terminals. (b) the corresponding average velocity of the shuttle.

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