PROBLEM 15.220
A flight simulator is used to train pilots on how to
recognize spatial disorientation. It has four degrees
of freedom, and can rotate around a planetary axis
as well as in yaw, pitch, and roll. The pilot is
seated so that her head B is located at r = 2i + 1j ft
with respect to the center of the cab A. Knowing
that the cab is rotating about the planetary axis with
a constant angular velocity of 20 rpm
counterclockwise as seen from above, and pitches
with a constant angular velocity of +3 k rad/s,
determine (a) the velocity of the pilot’s head, (b)
the angular acceleration of the cab, (c) the
acceleration of the pilot’s head.
SOLUTION