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Assume small oscillation, the cylinder rotates about C. Based on this, the following relations can be
defined
= , and = 2
where and are the cylinder displacement at point O and A from its equilibrium position.
And at equilibrium position, the moment equation about the contact point gives
2 (15 ) = 0
The spring force at the positive displaced position is
= ( + ) = 2 +
Now, from FBD of the cylinder
15 o C C
mg
*Note: In this example, you can again choose to ignore the effects of the initial spring force and the weight
of the cylinder (because they counter-balanced each other during the oscillation). This condition, however,
cannot be generalized to all cases, such as in Question 2.
So if you are not sure whether this condition is satisfied or not, please follow the above approach.
Question 2
Now, suppose the rod oscillates by a small angular displacement , the FBD becomes
Position 1: Suppose collar A is offset from its equilibrium position by xA . At this position, the system
has maximum potential energy (due to spring), but zero kinetic energy.
Position 2: And during oscillation, the system will attain zero potential energy when collar A is at the
equilibrium position, which is also when it has the maximum kinetic energy.
= = ()
1 2 1
1 = ( ) = ()2 2
2 2
= + /
= + /
= + ( + )
= + /
= ( ) + ( + )
2 2
= ( ) ( )
2 2
1 1 1 1
2 = | |2 + 2 + | |2 + | |2
2 2 2 2
1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2
= ( ) + ( 2 ) 2 + ( ) + ( )
2 2 2 12 2 2
1 1
= ( + ) 2 2
2 3
1 1
= ( + ) 2 ( )2 (since = ( + ))
2 3
1 = 2
1 1 1
()2 2 = ( + ) 2 ( )2
2 2 3
=
( + )
Question 4
Hence, the EOM for this system when expressed in the equivalent 1D spring-mass-damper system is