Dynamics 2e 2131
Problem 10.33
The robotic arm shown is used to drill holes during an assembly line manufacturing process. The base of
the arm rotates about the vertical axis relative to the platform on which it is mounted at the rate
!b
. The
bent arm rotates about the yaxis at the rate !arelative to the base. To extend and retract the drill bit, the
telescoping shaft moves in and out of the bent arm with the speed
vt
and acceleration
at
relative to the
arm. The angular speed of the drill bit relative to the telescoping arm is
!d
. At this instant, the
´
axis is
perpendicular to the platform. Express all answers using the
xy´
reference frame that is attached to the
bent arm at point
O
, and do not assume that the angular rates
!b
,
!a
, and
!d
are constant. Treat
`
,
rt
, and
has known.
Determine expressions for the angular velocity and angular acceleration of the drill bit.
Solution
We begin by noting that the rotation of each object is measured relative to the object on which it is mounted
and that the rotation of the base is measured relative to fixed space (the
XYZ
frame in the figure below).
We align the fixed
XYZ
frame so that, at this instant, the rotating
xy´
frame is parallel to the
XYZ
frame.
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July 2, 2012