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MODULE 3(cont.

):
CURVILINEAR MOTION
OF PARTICLES
ABSOLUTE DEPENDENT MOTION
ANALYSIS OF TWO PARTICLES
ABSOLUTE DEPENDENT MOTION ANALYSIS
OF TWO PARTICLES
• In some types of problems, the motion of one particle will depend on the corresponding motion of
another particle.

• This dependency commonly occurs if the particles, here represented by blocks, are interconnected by
inextensible cords which are wrapped around pulleys.

• For example, the movement of block A downward along the inclined


plane (see figure) will cause a corresponding movement of block B
up the other incline.

• We can show this mathematically by first specifying the location of


the blocks using position coordinates 𝑆𝐴 and 𝑆𝐵.

• Note that each of the coordinate axes is (1) measured from a fixed
point (𝑂) or fixed datum line, (2) measured along each inclined
plane in the direction of motion of each block, and (3) has a positive
sense from 𝐶 to 𝐴 and 𝐷 to 𝐵
ABSOLUTE DEPENDENT MOTION ANALYSIS
OF TWO PARTICLES
• If the total cord length is 𝑙𝑇, the two position coordinates are related by the equation

𝑠𝐴 + 𝑙𝐶𝐷 + 𝑠𝐵 = 𝑙 𝑇

• Here 𝑙𝐶𝐷 is the length of the cord passing over arc 𝐶𝐷. Taking the time derivative of this expression,
realizing that 𝑙𝐶𝐷 and 𝑙𝑇 remains constant, while 𝑆𝐴 and 𝑆𝐵 measure the segments of the cord that
change in length. We have

𝑑𝑠𝐴 𝑑𝑠𝐵
+ = 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑣𝐵 = −𝑣𝐴
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

• The negative sign indicates that when block 𝐴 has a velocity downward, i.e., in the direction of positive
𝑆𝐴, it causes a corresponding upward velocity of block 𝐵; i.e., B moves in the negative 𝑆𝐵 direction.
ABSOLUTE DEPENDENT MOTION ANALYSIS
OF TWO PARTICLES
• In a similar manner, time differentiation of the velocities yields the relation between the accelerations,
i.e.,
𝑎𝐵 = −𝑎𝐴

• A more complicated example is shown in Fig. a. In this case, the position of


block 𝐴 is specified by 𝑆𝐴, and the position of the end of the cord from
which block 𝐵 is suspended is defined by 𝑆𝐵 .

• As on previous slide, we have chosen position coordinates which (1) have


their origin at fixed points or datums, (2) are measured in the direction of
motion of each block, and (3) are positive to the right for 𝑆𝐴 and positive
downward for 𝑆𝐵 .

• During the motion, the length of the red colored segments of the cord in
Fig. a 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡.
ABSOLUTE DEPENDENT MOTION ANALYSIS
OF TWO PARTICLES
• If 𝑙 represents the total length of cord minus these segments, then the position coordinates can be
related by the equation
2𝑠𝐵 + ℎ + 𝑠𝐴 = 𝑙

• Since 𝑙 and ℎ are constant during the motion, the two-time derivatives yield

2𝑣𝐵 = −𝑣𝐴 2𝑎𝐵 = −𝑎𝐴

• Hence, when 𝐵 moves downward (+𝑆𝐵), 𝐴 moves to the left (−𝑆𝐴) with
twice the motion.
ABSOLUTE DEPENDENT MOTION ANALYSIS
OF TWO PARTICLES
• This example can also be worked by defining the position of block
𝐵 from the center of the bottom pulley (a fixed point), Fig. b. In this
case

2 ℎ − 𝑠𝐵 + ℎ + 𝑠𝐴 = 𝑙

• Time differentiation yields

2𝑣𝐵 = 𝑣𝐴 2𝑎𝐵 = 𝑎𝐴

• Here the signs are the same. Why?

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