Problem 6.172
An overhead fold-up door with height
HD30 ft
consists of two
identical sections hinged at
C
. The roller at
A
moves along a horizon-
tal guide, whereas the rollers at
B
and
D
, which are the midpoints
of sections
AC
and
CE
, move along a vertical guide. The door’s
operation is assisted by a counterweight
P
. Express your answers
using the component system shown.
If at the instant shown, the angle
D55ı
and
P
is moving
upward with a speed
vPD15 ft=s
, determine the velocity of point
E, as well as the angular velocities of sections AC and CE.
Solution
Referring to the figure at the right, the origin of the
xy
coordinate
system is at point
O
. Given that the length of the segment
AB
is
H=4, we can parameterize the xposition of Ausing
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