1. The car A has a forward speed of 18 km/h and is accelerating at 3 m/s2.

Determine the velocity and acceleration of the car relative to observer B, who
rides in a nonrotating chair on the Ferris wheel. The angular rate
 = 3 rev/min of the Ferris wheel is constant.
      
velocity and acceleration of the car relative to observer B: v A / B  v A  vB a A / B  a A  aB

18

aB
v A  18 km / h  m/s  5 m/s
 3 .6
vB  
v A  5i
 
aA vA aA  3 m / s2
 
a A  3i

2  
  3 rev / min  3 rad / s  rad / s  vB  R  9  2.827 m / s
60 10 10
   
vB  vB cos 45i  sin 45 j   2i  2 j


2.827
vB2   
2
   
aB  aB  cos 45i  sin 45 j   0.628i  0.628 j

aB   R 
2
   9   0.888 m / s 2 
R  10  
0.888

Velocity of A with respect to B

    
v A / B  v A  vB  5i  2i  2 j  
   
v A / B  3i  2 j
Acceleration of A with respect to B
    
a A / B  a A  aB  3i   0.628i  0.628 j 
   
 a A / B  3.628i  0.628 j
2. Two particles A and B are moving at a speed of 4 m/s. Particle A travels along the
spiral path r = 1.5q (m), where q is in radians, whereas particle B continues to move in
a straight line. Particle A is decelerating at a rate of 2 m/s per second and radius of
curvature of the path is 2.5 m when r = 1.5 m. At the same instant, particle B is
accelerating at a rate of 5 m/s2. Determine the velocity and acceleration of particle A
with respect to particle B in Cartesian Coordinates at this instant.

r = 1.5q
vA=vB=4 m/s r  1.5q  1.5  1.5q  q  1 rad  57.29 o
  
Particle A v A  rer  rq eq vq  rq  1.5q vr  r  1.5q

vA r 4 1.5q   1.5q 
2 2
 q  1.886 rad / s
12.29o   
v A  2.829er  2.829eq (in polar coordinates)
q 45o     
v A  4 sin 12.29i  4 cos 12.29 j  0.851i  3.908 j
(in Cartesian coordinates)
q=57.29o
v 2 42
 12.29o A at  2 m / s 2
an    6.4 m / s 2
an   2 .5 
a A  at sin 12.29  an cos 12.29 i   at cos 12.29  an sin 12.29  j
12.29o

  
a A  5.831i  3.317 j
    
at Particle B vB  4i aB  5i
Velocity and Acceleration of A wrt B
  
v A / B  v A  vB   0.851i  3.908 j   4i 
  
q=57.29o   
v A / B  4.851i  3.908 j
  
  

a A / B  a A  aB   5.831i  3.317 j  5i  
  
a A / B  10.831i  3.317 j
3. The aircraft A with radar detection equipment is flying horizontally at an altitude
of 12 km and is increasing its speed at the rate of 1.2 m/s each second. Its radar
locks onto an aircraft B flying in the same direction and in the same vertical plane
at an altitude of 18 km. If A has a speed of 1000 km/h at the instant when q=30o,
determine the values of r and q at this same instant if B has a constant speed of
1500 km/h.
4. Airplane A is flying horizontally with a constant speed of 200 km/h and is
towing the glider B, which is gaining altitude. If the tow cable has a length r =60 m
and q is increasing at the constant rate of 5 degrees per second, determine the
magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of the glider for the instant when
q=15o.
 
vA=200 km/h (cst), r =60 m, q  5 deg/ s  5 rad / s (cst )
   180      
 
vB  ? aB  ? when q=15 .
o rB  rA  rB / A rB  rA  r   vB  v A  vB / A

q v A  200 km / h 
200
m / s  55.55 m / s

q=15o
3 .6

r 
v A  55.55i
   
q=15o vB / A  r  rer  rqeq
 
rB / A  r r  60 m cst   r  0
 q=15o
rB

     
rA rq  60 5   5.23 m / s  v B/ A  5.23e q
 180  (in polar coordinates)
  
O vB / A  5.23 sin 15i  5.23 cos15 j (in cartesian coordinates)

     
Velocity of the glider: vB  v A  vB / A  55.55i  5.23 sin 15i  5.23 cos 15 j
  
vB  56.904i  5.05 j
  
vA=200 km/h (cst), aA=0 q  5 deg/ s  5 rad / s (cst ) aB  ?
180
  
aB  a A  aB / A

q 0

r q=15o
  
   2     
aB  aB / A  r  r  rq er  rq  2rq eq
  
( r  cst ) (q  cst ) ( r  cst )
q=15o
 
rB / A  r
 q=15o
rB


rA Acceleration of the glider:

   
2
  
O aB  rq 2 er  60 5  r
e  0 .456 er
 180 
(in polar coordinates: From B to A)
5. Particles A and B both have a speed of
8 m/s along the directions indicated
arrows. A moves in a curvilinear path
defined by y2=x3 and B moves along a
linear path defined by y=x. If the
velocity of B is decreasing at a rate of 6
m/s each second and the velocity of A is
increasing at a rate of 5 m/s each second,
determine the velocity and acceleration of
A with respect to B for the instant
represented.
vA=vB=8 m/s. Velocity of B is decreasing at a rate of 6 m/s each second and velocity of A is increasing at a rate of 5 m/s each
     
v A / B  v A  vB a A / B  a A  aB
second.

Velocity of A

 vA
vA y 2  x3  y  x3/ 2 q
q dy 3 1/ 2 3
tan q   x   q  56.31o
dx x 1 2 2
  
1m v A  8 cos 56.31i  8 sin 56.31 j
  
450 v A  4.437i  6.656 j
Velocity of B
  
vB  8 cos 45i  8 sin 45 j
  
 vB  5.656i  5.656 j
vB
    
Velocity of A wrt B v A / B  v A  vB  1.219i  12.312 j
Velocity of B is decreasing at a rate of 6 m/s each second and velocity of A is increasing at a rate of 5 m/s each second.
  
+t Acceleration of A (Curvilinear Motion) a A  a A t  a A n

vA +t
q +n
a A n a A t a A n  v A2

vA  8 m / s

o q  56.31o
33.69
3/ 2 3/ 2
  dy  2    3 2 
1     1    
450 dy 3 1/ 2 3 d 2 y 3   dx     2  
  x  ,     7.812 m
dx 2 2 dx 2
4 d2y 3
aB 1m
x 1
dx 2 4
82
a A n   8.192 m / s 2 a A t  5 m / s 2
 7.812
vB    
a A   8.192 cos 33.69i  8.192 sin 33.69 j   5 cos 56.31i  5 sin 56.31 j 

   
 a A n  a A t
  
a A  4.043i  8.704 j

Acceleration of B
(Rectilinear Motion)
Acceleration of A wrt B
     
aB  6 cos 45i  6 sin 45 j  aB  4.243i  4.243 j
    
a A / B  a A  aB  0.2i  4.461 j
6. A batter hits the baseball A with an initial velocity of vo=30 m/s directly
toward fielder B at an angle of 30° to the horizontal; the initial position of the
1
ball is 0.9 m above ground level. Fielder B requires sec to judge where the ball
4
should be caught and begins moving to that position with constant speed.
Because of great experience, fielder B chooses his running speed so that he
arrives at the “catch position” simultaneously with the baseball. The catch
position is the field location at which the ball altitude is 2.1 m. Determine the
velocity of the ball relative to the fielder at the instant the catch is made.

  
v A / B  v A  vB
 y
C «Catch position»

2.1 m
x
Total flight time
2.98 s
y  yo  vo y t  2.1  0.9  30 sin 30 t  9.81t 2
1 2 1
gt   t1, 2 
2 2 0.08 s
1
2.98   2.73 s (the duration that fielder B must run)
4
Range: x  xo  vo x t  x  30 cos 30 2.98  77.3 m
77.3  65  12.3 m (Fielder B must run 12.3 m in 2.73 seconds.)
12.3  
Velocity of fielder B: vB   4.52 m / s (cst )  vB  4.52i
2.73
Velocity components of the ball at C:
in x-direction: v x  vo x  30 cos 30  25.98 m / s
in y-direction: v y  vo y  gt  30 sin 30  9.812.98  14.19 m / s
  
v A  25.98i  14.19 j
Velocity of the ball relative fielder
    
v A / B  v A  vB  25.98i  14.19 j   4.52i 
   
 v A / B  21.46i  14.19 j
7. Small wheels attached to both ends of rod AB roll along smooth surfaces.
At the instant shown, the wheel A has a velocity of 1.5 m/s towards right and
its speed is increasing at a rate of 0.5 m/s2. Determine the absolute velocity of
 
wheel B ( vB ), its relative velocity with respect to A ( v B / A ), its absolute
 
a
acceleration (a B ) and its relative acceleration with respect to A ( B / A ).

500 mm

A vA

60°
B
800 mm
In Cartesian Coordinates 500 mm y
 
v A  1.5i 
   A vA
x
vB  vB cos 60i  vB sin 60 j
  
vB  0.5vB i  0.866vB j 60°
  
vB  v A  vB / A
    B
0.5vB i  0.866vB j  1.5i  vB / A 800 mm

In Polar Coordinates

500 mm vB

vA
A q
120° 60°

b
800 mm B
q
b
q 30° +r

vB
+q
Velocity:
500 mm r=0.8 m

vA
A q 500 800
120°  b  32.75 q  27.25
60° sin b sin120

b B
800 mm
q
q b
30° +r
+q 
vB
  
v A  v A cos qer  v A sin qeq
  
v A  1.333er  0.687eq
    
v B  v B cos b er  v B sin b eq  0.841v B er  0.541v B eq

    
v B / A  v B  v A  vr er  vq eq
vr  r  0 ( r  800 mm  constant r  r  0 )
     
vr er  vq eq  0.841v B er  0.541v B eq   1.333er  0.687eq 

0
 
er  0  0.841vB  1.333

eq  vq  0.541vB  0.687
1.544
v B  1.585 m / s vq  1.544 m / s q   1.93 rad / s
0.8
 
v B / A  1.544eq
    
v B / A  1.544 sin qi  1.544 cos qj  0.707i  1.373 j

500 mm

vA
A q 120°
60°

b B
800 mm
q
b
q 30° +r
+q 
vB
Acceleration:
  
a A  a A cos qer  a A sin qeq a A  0.5 m / s 2
  
a A  0.444er  0.23eq
    
a B  a B cos ber  a B sin b eq  0.841a B er  0.541a B eq

    
a B / A  a B  a A  ar er  aq eq
ar  r  rq 2  0  0.81.932  2.98 m / s 2
     
ar er  aq eq  0.841a B er  0.541a B eq   0.444er  0.23eq 
500 mm

aA
A q 120°
60°

b B
800 mm
q
q 30° b +r
+q 
aB
      
ar er  aq eq  0.841a B er  0.541a B eq   0.444er  0.23eq 


er  r  0.841a B  0.444
a
 2.98

eq  aq  0.541a B  0.23
a B  3.015 m / s 2 aq  1.41 m / s 2

  
a B / A  2.98er  1.4eq