Exercise 5: Radial Acceleration
Exercise 5: Radial Acceleration
5. For the same point on the edge:
a) Calculate the radial acceleration, aR , in units of m/s2, over the interval shown.
b)Plot aR (t) and ω(t) on the same graph.
c) What is the direction of the radial acceleration?
d) At what point in the rotation is aR a maximum magnitude? A minimum magnitude? Does this make sense to you?
Discuss your answers with your lab instructor.