ME 2580 Dynamics Equation Sheet #3

Linear Impulse and Momentum

(for Systems of Particles)

Direct Central Impact of Two Particles

t2

mA vAx 1 mB vBx 1 mA vAx 2 mB vBx 2

t1

mi vi 1 Fi dt mi vi 2
or

vBx 2 vAx 2
vAx 1 vBx 1

t2

m vG 1 Fi dt m vG 2

Oblique Central Impact of Two Particles

t1

Favg

1 t2
1
Fi dt I12
t t1
t

vAy 2 vAy 1

and

vBy 2 vBy 1

mA vAx 1 mB vBx 1 mA vAx 2 mB vBx 2

Conservation of Linear Momentum

mivi 1 mivi 2

mi vG mivi constant

vBx 2 vAx 2
vAx 1 vBx 1

Collisions with a Fixed Surface

vAy 2 vAy 1

and

vAx 2 e vAx 1

Rigid Body Fixed Axis Rotation (2D)

Constant Angular
Acceleration

k k k

k k
and
vP rP r e

d
aP
rP rP rP r 2er r e
dt

vA vB vA / B vB r A / B
aA aB a A / B aB

A/ B

A/ B

Point Moving on a Rigid Body: Rotating Axes

vA vB vArel r A/ B vB (vA/ B ) xyz r A/ B

r r

a A aB a Arel 2 v Arel r A/ B 2r A/ B

aB (a A/ B ) xyz 2 (v A/ B ) xyz

A/ B

0 0t 12 ct 2
2 02 2 c ( 0 )

Relative Motion of Two Points of a Rigid Body (2D)

r r

c constant
0 ct

A/ B