MECH230 - Fall 2024

Recommended Problems - Set 03

Theresa Honein

September 2, 2024

The problems are taken from J. L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, and J. N. Bolton

(MKB), Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Ninth Edition, Wiley, New York,
2018.
1. [MKB 2/021] Take the origin to be at the satellite and Ex and Ey to point
rightwards and upwards respectively. Write the position of the rocket both
in cylindrical and Cartesian coordinates.

1 Compiled on 09/01/2024 at 4:21pm

 X =
+ cos(60)
V
20 +sin(60)
>
y =

X er
I I

↑ ↓ =
fe + + i =
+e + + 82
nEy -
I 600
(i 03)e (+8
8)eq
a
2+
=
- + + +

⑧
3-
Ex

- = 9km ;
i =
2/m/s, 8 =
0 .
02 rads at -
=
600 = 1 .
047 I rad .

y
>
I
=
X Ex + = ver

~
V =
+e + +
2
=
0Ex +
TEy

-
a
= (F -
+ =3)et + (r + 2+ )2 =
-Ey

>
2 =
costEx + SinGEy
>
Co =
-SinGEx + CostEy

~
Ex :
0 =
Fer .
Ex + +
80 Ex .
= coso ++ -sind

>
E :
y =
ver .

Ey + + 8 E .
= sing + rocoso

OR

-
e: YEy .
e =
ysing = + = 311 .
17

X
>
20 : E .
20
=
PCOSO = O <
p =
= 360
1
COS =

3
X = ↑ Cos = 9 ,
000 ·
cos(60) = 1 , 500 (fixed)

2
( + 2 + (+ 0)3 (311 77) 19 0232 360M/S
> =
v = = . + ,
000 .
0 .

34 = 4 500
,

CoS

-
Ey =
(F-re (r 2+ 0)20 >
4 500 .
Sitt
+ + = ·

°
~
At 0 = 60 c i =
311 77
+82( y ro
YEye i =
.

- sing 20 .
-

= =
-
=
=

Sin O

- .
e :
YEy .
20 =
Post = +8 + 20 < j =
cost -278 = -
2 .
663x10
+

~
a = (F -
+ (2) + (ro 2) + =
20 .
1 M/s
2. [MKB 02-105] Take Ex and Ey to point rightwards and upwards re-
spectively. Write the position of the car both in cylindrical and Cartesian
coordinates.

2 Compiled on 09/01/2024 at 4:21pm

 c
V =
65mph
> a= 0

C
= 600

&
Sin -= 100

3
r =
100
Sir

=
=
(i =
100 ·
(-coSX) .
?
Sin X

%
>
At -
=
60 i

>
v =
65Myh = 95 . 33ft sec =
(r)" (+ 0)2
+

3
At = 600 =
1 . 0472 rad

cr = 115 47ft .

> + = - 200
3

(Sin " (x)) cos X,

-

(Cos "(x))
=
Sir(X)

CoSYX)

1115 978)2
2 95 33 .
=

(2008) + .

>
9 088 4
,
.
=
17 , 777 .
7682

>
8 =
0 . 715 rads 41 degs

Ci =
-

2008 = -47 67 t
.

sec
3
3. [MKB 02-126] Take Ex and Ey to point rightwards and upwards respec-
tively. Write the position vector of P as

r = (0.75 + ω)er m. (1)

Di!erentiate the position vector to obtain the velocity and acceleration vec-
tors.
If this setup is in the vertical plane (i.e. g = →gEy ), what would be the force
applied by the robot arm on part P having mass m at the instant described.
Use the four steps in your analysis.

3 Compiled on 09/01/2024 at 4:21pm

↑ = (0 .
75 + 1)2 = 1 =
0 54
.
; i = 0 . 21s ; i = -
0 .
31/s : ==
lodeg/s At 0 =
30

2
N
-
ex
&

In
·

Ex

>
r = 0 . 75 + l ; r = i = r = i

-v = +2 + + 820

-
v = (r" + (5) =
10 27.
+ (10 5 + 0 %5)
. .
·
(0 .
1795))" =
0 .
296 e/S

) 2
= 0 .

2r + 0 .
21817520

>
V = 0 . 2 cos(30) EX + 0 .
2 Sin (30) Ex -
0 . 218175 sin (30) Ex + 0 .
218175cos(30EX = 0 . 064 Ex + 0 .
29Ey

-
a =
( -
+5) er + (+ +
20)20 =

>
a ( -
0 .
3 -
1 25.
:
0 .
154532 + (1 . 25 .
0 + 2(0 2(0 . .
1795))2 = 0 .
345M/s
4. [MKB 03-037] In this problem, you need to use the 4 steps at points A
and B independently. Take your origin to be at the center of curvature of
the path (ie. at the center of the circle indicated by +). Take Ex to point
vertically downward and Ey to point horizontally to the left. How would
your calculations be a!ected if you took Ex and Ey to instead respectively
point rightwards and upwards?

4 Compiled on 09/01/2024 at 4:21pm

 E
Ed

>
r =
+
er -Ex
-
300
3M
- 7 Y
Va =
5r/s
V +2
eq
M
= + + Co C
B
N
·

-
to
(F +jet
-

>
(r
er
UB YM/S
2 +
)eq
A =
q= +
-
+ =.
a gover
ca = -

+je + +
~ W M = 0 .
6 kg

At A

(w
:

-E =
Ma

re
1
Mge -

Ne = r
-
+
+e)

20 :
·

0 =
rj c =
0

:
·

er :
Mg -

Nu = -
M +

Va =
5 =
+ 00 =

25 886 . -

Ne = - 0 . 6(a)(55)2
>
N1 =
10 . 886 N

At B:

N = -
Nue

W =
Mg(0S(30) er

> -

Neel +
mg(os(30)ez =
m(
-
+- et + +5)

eF : -

Net Mg(os(30) = - 1702

:
·

e :
0 = Mr

V = + 0 =
+r/s

c =
4

~
82 3N
Ne =
Mgcos(30) + M + = 8 297 .
= 8 .