Lecture 3
Lecture 3
Advanced Technology
Degrees of freedom:
Degrees of freedom can be defined as the minimum number of
independent coordinates that describe the motion of a system
completely. To specify the DOF for any system, you need to observe
the number of independent displacements for each mass.
DOF = Σ (Independent displacements of masses)
The systems shown in the following figure, represent single-degree-
of-freedom systems. For example, the motion of the simple pendulum
can be stated either in terms of the angle or in terms of the linear
coordinates. In this example, we find that the choice of θ as the
independent coordinate will be more convenient than the choice of x
or y .
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For the torsional system (long bar with a heavy disk at the end), the angular
coordinate can be also used to describe the motion. The mass-pulley system
motion can be represented by either the linear displacement of the mass or the
angular displacement of the pulley because the two coordinates are dependent
on each other through this equation (x = r θ) assuming no slip condition where r
is the radius of the pulley.
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Figures
show
examples
of two-DOF
and three-
DOF
systems
respectivel
y.
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Single Degree of
Freedom Systems
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Then we get:
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2. Natural frequency:
Natural frequency of a given system can be defined as the frequency at
which a system vibrates naturally without external forces
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