Solutions for System Dynamics
Problem 4.2P:
In the spring arrangement shown in Figure P4.2. the displacement x is caused by the applied force f....Problem 4.3P:
In the arrangement shown in Figure P4.3, a cable is attached to the end of a cantilever beam. We...Problem 4.4P:
In the spring arrangement shown in Figure P4.4, the displacement x is caused by the applied force f....Problem 4.5P:
For the system shown in Figure P4.5, assume that the resulting motion is small enough to be only...Problem 4.6P:
The two stepped solid cylinders in Figure P4.6 consist of the same material and have an axial force...Problem 4.7P:
A table with four identical legs supports a vertical force. The solid cylindrical legs are made of...Problem 4.8P:
The beam shown in Figure P4.8 has been stiffened by the addition of a spring support. The steel beam...Problem 4.9P:
Determine the equivalent spring constant of the arrangement shown in Figure P4.9. All the springs...Problem 4.10P:
Compute the equivalent torsional spring constant of the stepped shaft arrangement shown in Figure...Problem 4.11P:
Plot the spring force felt by the mass shown in Figure P4.11 as a function of the displacement x....Problem 4.12P:
Calculate the expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4.12. Disregard...Problem 4.14P:
Obtain the expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4.14. Discount the...Problem 4.15P:
4.15 A connecting rod having a mass of 3.6 kg is shown in Figure P4.15. It oscillates with a...Problem 4.16P:
Calculate the expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4.16.Problem 4.17P:
For each of the systems shown in Figure P4.17, the input is the force f and the outputs are the...Problem 4.18P:
The mass m in Figure P4.18 is attached to a rigid lever having negligible mass and negligible...Problem 4.19P:
In the pulley system shown in Figure P4.19, the input is the applied force f, and the output is the...Problem 4.23P:
In Figure P4.23, assume that the cylinder rolls without slipping. The spring is at its free length...Problem 4.24P:
In Figure P4.24 when x1=x2=0 the springs are at their free lengths. Derive the equations of motion.Problem 4.25P:
4.25 In Figure P4.25 model the three shafts as massless torsional springs. When the springs are at...Problem 4.26P:
In Figure P4.26 when 1=2=0 the spring is at its free length. Derive the equations of motion,...Problem 4.28P:
For the system shown in Figure P4.28, suppose that k1=k , k2=k3=2k , and m1=m2=m . Obtain the...Problem 4.29P:
For the system shown in Figure P4.29, suppose that R2=2R1 , m1=m , and m2=2m . The two pulleys share...Problem 4.31P:
For Figure P4.31, the equilibrium position corresponds to x=0 . Neglect the masses of the pulleys...Problem 4.34P:
4.34 For Figure P4.34, assume that the cylinder rolls without slipping and use the Rayleigh method...Problem 4.35P:
Use the Rayleigh method to obtain an expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in...Problem 4.37P:
4.37 Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4.37 using Rayleigh’s method....Problem 4.38P:
Determine the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4.38 using an energy method. The disk...Problem 4.39P:
Use Rayleigh's method to calculate the expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in...Problem 4.43P:
The vibration of a motor mounted on the end of a cantilever beam can be modeled as a mass-spring...Problem 4.46P:
A certain cantilever beam vibrates at a frequency of 5 Hz when a 30 Ib motor is placed on the beam....Problem 4.48P:
4.48 The static deflection of a cantilever beam is described by
where P is the load applied at...Problem 4.49P:
Figure P4.49 shows a winch supported by a cantilever beam at the stern of a ship. The mass of the...Problem 4.53P:
4.53 In Figure P4.53 a motor supplies a torque T to turn a drum of radius R and inertia I about its...Problem 4.54P:
Derive the equation of motion for the lever system shown in Figure P4.54, with the force f as the...Problem 4.56P:
Figure P4.56a shows a Houdaille damper, which is a device attached to an engine crankshaft to reduce...Problem 4.57P:
4.57 Refer to Figure P4.57. Determine the relations between , , and so that the damper shown in...Problem 4.58P:
For the system shown in Figure P4.58, obtain the equation of motion in terms of . The disk is a...Problem 4.63P:
4.63 In the system shown in Figure P4.63, the input is the force f and the output is the...Problem 4.65P:
Figure P4.65 shows a rack-and-pinion gear in which a damping force and a spring force act against...Problem 4.66P:
Figure P4.66 shows a drive train with a spur-gear pair. The first shaft turns N times faster than...Problem 4.70P:
Figure P4.70 shows a quarter-car model that includes the mass of the seats (including passengers)....Problem 4.72P:
4.72 Derive the equation of motion for the system shown in Figure P4.72. Assume small angles of...Problem 4.73P:
A boxcar moving at 1.3 m/s hits the shock absorber al the end of the track (Figure P4.73). The...Problem 4.74P:
For the systems shown in Figure P4.74, assume that the resulting motion is small enough to be only...Problem 4.75P:
Refer to Figure P4.75a, which shows a ship’s propeller, drive train, engine, and flywheel. The...Problem 4.76P:
In this problem, we make all the same assumptions as in Problem 4.75, but we do not discount the...Problem 4.79P:
Refer to Figure P4.79a, which shows a water tank subjected to a blast force ft . We will model the...Problem 4.80P:
The “sky crane” shown on the text cover was a novel solution to the problem of landing the 2000 lb...Problem 4.84P:
Suppose a mass in moving with a speed 1 becomes embedded in mass after striking it (Figure 4.6.1)....Problem 4.85P:
Consider the system shown in Figure 4.6.3. Suppose that the mass m moving with a speed 1 rebounds...Problem 4.87P:
Figure P4.87 shows a mass m with an attached stiffness, such as that due to protective packaging....Problem 4.88P:
Figure P4.88 represents a drop forging process. The anvil mass is m1=1000 kg, and the hammer mass is...Problem 4.89P:
Refer to Figure P4.89. A mass m drops from a height h and hits and sticks to a simply supported beam...Problem 4.91P:
(a) Obtain the equations of motion of the system shown in Figure P4.25. (b) Suppose the inertias are...Problem 4.92P:
Refer to part (a) of Problem 4.90. Use MATLAB to obtain the transfer functions X1s/Fs and X2s/Fs ....Problem 4.93P:
Refer to Problem 4.91. Use MATLAB to obtain the transfer functions 1s/T2s and 2s/T2s for the values...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Dynamic Response And The Laplace Transform MethodChapter 3 - Modeling Of Rigid-body Mechanical SystemsChapter 4 - Spring And Damper Elements In Mechanical SystemsChapter 5 - Block Diagrams, State-variable Models, And Simulation MethodsChapter 6 - Electrical And Electromechanical SystemsChapter 7 - Fluid And Thermal SystemsChapter 8 - System Analysis In The Time DomainChapter 9 - System Analysis In The Frequency DomainChapter 10 - Introduction To Feedback Control Systems
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System Dynamicsincludes the strongest treatment of computational software and system simulation of any available text, with its early introduction of MATLAB� and Simulink�. The text's extensive coverage also includes discussion of the root locus and frequency response plots, among other methods for assessing system behavior in the time and frequency domains as well as topics such as function discovery, parameter estimation, and system identification techniques, motor performance evaluation, and system dynamics in everyday life.
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Figure-(1) Here, the...Given: A spring with stiffness k, and a damper with damping coefficient c, are attached to a...Given: A spring with stiffness k, and a damper with damping coefficient c, are attached to a...Given: The masses are m1=20 kg and m2=60 kg The spring constant are k1=3×104 N/m and k2=6×104 N/m...Given: The given block diagram is as shown in figure (i). Concept Used: The given block diagram is...Given: The block diagram for the model with input R(s) and the output as C(s). 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