Dynamics 2e 1979
Problem 9.37
An unbalanced motor is mounted at the tip of a rigid beam of mass
mb
and length
L
. The beam is restrained by a torsional spring
of stiffness
kt
and an additional support of stiffness
k
located at
the half length of the beam. In the static equilibrium position,
the beam is horizontal, and the torsional spring does not exert
any moment on the beam. The mass of the motor is
mm
, and
the unbalance results in a harmonic excitation
F .t/ DF0sin !0t
in the vertical direction. Derive the equation of motion for the
system, assuming that is small.
Solution
The FBD at the right shows all the forces and moments acting
on the system as it oscillates.
Balance Principles.
Referring to the FBD, we can sum mo-
ments about point Oto obtain
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