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Thrust center in space
I have this dilemma: Suppose you have a space ship somewhere in deep space, where there is no drag force or substantial gravity. If the ship has a single engine situated in such a way that the center ...
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Force and Torque Question on an isolated system
If there's a rigid rod in space, and you give some external force perpendicular to the rod at one of the ends for a short time, what happens?
Specifically:
What dependence does the moment of inertia ...
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Why do control moment gyroscopes exhibit “torque amplification”?
There are a number of articles that describe the benefits of using control moment gyroscopes (CMGs) over reaction wheels in inertial navigation applications. One of the primary benefits of using a CMG ...
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Torque, lever and mass
The Force used in a catapult is exerted near its axis.
If we double the length of the arm of the catapult, but still use the same Force at the same point as before near the same axis, does the ...
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Deriving torque from Euler-Lagrange equation
How could you derive an equation for the torque on a rotating (but not translating) rigid body from the Euler-Lagrange equation? As far as I know from my first class in Classical Mechanics, there is ...
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Truck driven from a small motor that can carry a heavy load, yet can travel fast.
I am building a truck from trash as materials. I have one small motor and a a few small gears, but no other engineered materials are allowed. The truck must carry a load for a distance of 3m. The ...
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How much force is required to hold an umbrella?
Assuming a small umbrella (e.g. http://www.amazon.com/ShedRain-WindPro-Umbrella-Close-Size/dp/B001DL5WN0). What are the factors that need to be considered? I assume where I hold the umbrella might ...
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Neglecting friction on a pulley?
So, this is how the problem looks:
http://www.aplusphysics.com/courses/honors/dynamics/images/Atwood%20Problem.png
Plus, the pulley is suspended on a cord at its center and hanging from the ceiling.
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How to find Rotational and Translational Equilibrium of Hanging Masses on a Bar?
I am making a hanging mobile which needs to be done mathematically by calculating torque. The problem is, I can't seem to figure out how to solve for the distance of the two masses from the pivot ...
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How do you determine the torque caused by the mass of a lever?
Suppose we have two objects sitting on two side of a lever, and the lever also has a mass, and those objects have masses. Then how we can balance $\sum τ$?
This is what I have done:
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Torque required to spin a disk along its diameter
How would I calculate (or simulate) this? I am only interested in the aerodynamic drag caused by the surface moving, not any other forces.
As far as I know, the only variables needed are the drag ...
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Determine the dilation temperature so as to double the speed
There's a metallic rod of length $l_1$ which is spinning around a vertical ax which passes through its center. The ends of the rod are spinning with $\omega_1$ angular speed. Determine the temperature ...
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How to decide velocity profile for two stepper motor in robot driving
A robot has 2 parallel driving wheel. I don't know the friction of the ground surface. However, I can set the acceleration, starting velocity, ending velocity. The velocity profile has to be ...
