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on: April 18, 2010, 04:47:57 am » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
Hi!
I'm REALLY hoping you can help me here!
I've been asked to produce the following using vPython, if you could help me setup a model, or even create one in java, I can then quite easily convert it to python.
I just need to have the basic physics explained to me... I've attempted it myself but I really can't get my head around it!!!!
here goes:
A mass of 2 kg is dropped vertically into a frictionless slide located in the x-y plane. The mass enters with zero velocity at (-5,5) and exits travelling horizontally at (0,0). Assuming the slide to be perfectly circular in shape construct a model of the forces acting on the mass and hence simulate its motion.
So, it's a quarter-circle starting at (-5,5), ending at (0,0) with centre (0,5) i.e.
Initial velocity is (0,0), initial position is (-5,5), initial acceleration is (0,-g) ( where g is 9.81ms^2)
I have attempted to draw force lines and things but ... agggh!! Variable acceleration!!!!!
I can't handle it,
Please can you help me !!
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Reply #1 on: April 18, 2010, 08:46:32 am » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan
The above is the same problem as a real pendulum.
Do you know how to solve the pendulum problem?
Using
as the main variable,model:
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Reply #2 on: April 18, 2010, 06:58:16 pm » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
I thought that for a pendulum the angle had to be small, this is pi/2 though
This is my attempt at it :
http://mathbin.net/45802 - I don't think it's right
How do you solve it, I'm stuck because
is not a function of time, it's a function of
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Reply #3 on: April 18, 2010, 09:49:21 pm » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan
If you are going to use a program to solve it. What you need is not an analytical solution.
You should solve it numerically.
can be break into two first order differential equation
and
You should know the initial condition
and
With Euler's method:
It means that
and
can be calculated from
and
The time step need to be small enough to avoid accumuation of numerical error.
There are better numerical method to solve it. e.g. Runge-Kutta 4th order.
I think you are learning it right now? Right?
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Reply #4 on: April 18, 2010, 10:36:22 pm » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
Thanks,
Nope, I haven't learned any of this....
IDK why we were given it as a question this early on!!
I don't get how this works for a pendulum (or my ball) starting at 0 radians, becuase then
which is wrong
Do you use IRC at all, because live chat would be loads quicker
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Reply #5 on: April 19, 2010, 05:07:53 am » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
I've done it!!!!
but using python + vpython
All i need to do now is how to display the forces.
I think i need them in vector form with magnitude and direction.
Would you be able to help please?
import visual as v from math import sin, cos, pi, sqrt from sys import * ''' Curve radius extended by radius of curve-frame + radius of ball so that the ball slides along the curve, not through it :P ''' r = 5 + 0.1 t = v.arange(pi, 3*pi/2, 0.0001) c = v.curve(x = r * v.cos(t), y = r * v.sin(t) + 5, z = 0, radius=0) # ball starts at -5,5 mass = v.sphere(pos=(-5,5), radius=0.1, color=v.color.red) def rk4(t0, h, s0, f): # From http://doswa.com/blog/2009/04/21/improved-rk4-implementation/ '''RK4 implementation. t = current value of the independent variable h = amount to increase the independent variable (step size) s0 = initial state as a list. ex.: [initial_position, initial_velocity] f = function(state, t) to integrate''' r = range(len(s0)) s1 = s0 + [f(t0, s0)] s2 = [s0[i] + 0.5*s1[i+1]*h for i in r] s2 += [f(t0+0.5*h, s2)] s3 = [s0[i] + 0.5*s2[i+1]*h for i in r] s3 += [f(t0+0.5*h, s3)] s4 = [s0[i] + s3[i+1]*h for i in r] s4 += [f(t0+h, s4)] return t+h, [s0[i] + (s1[i+1] + 2*(s2[i+1]+s3[i+1]) + s4[i+1])*h/6.0 for i in r] def pendulum_angular_accel(t,s): ''' theta' = omega omega' = theta'' = -g/R sin(theta) = angular acceleration ''' theta = s[0] ''' angle at time t = s[0] omega at time t = s[1] alpha at time t = (-g/R)*sin(s[0]) ''' g = 9.80665 R = 5 return (-g/R)*sin(theta) g = 9.80665 # accel due to gravity t = 0 # initial t is 0 h = 0.0001 # dt s = [3*pi/2, 0] # initial position and initial angular velocity while (s[0] <= 2*pi): # phi <= pi/2 v.rate(2500) alpha = (-g/5)*sin(s[0]) phi = s[0]-3*pi/2 x = -5*cos(phi) y = 5-5*sin(phi) mass.pos = v.vector(x,y) t, s = rk4(t, h, s, pendulum_angular_accel) print "Final velocity: r*omega = v = ", str(5*s[1]), "m/s" print "Final velocity: sqrt(2*g*h) = v = ", str(sqrt(10*g)), "m/s" print "Total travel time: t = ", str(t), "s"
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Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 09:18:02 am » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan
I don't get how this works for a pendulum (or my ball) starting at 0 radians, becuase then
which is wrong
There is nothing wrong with it.
If you set
and you find
it means you also set
How can a pendulum move if it at equilibrium position without any initial velocity or external force.
If
, you will need to set
, otherwise the pendulum will not move at all.
is the angular acceleration at any point.
So you should be able to find linear acceleration
which is the magnitude of the force. And it's direction is in the tangential direction.
You might be able to find out each component (x,y component) of the tangential component if you try to draw it's component in a paper.
I will try to help if you still can not figure it out by yourself. But I will let you try it first.
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Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 05:59:25 pm » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
thanks
I got this
radial.axis = -v.vector(5*cos(phi)*s[1]**2, 5*sin(phi)*s[1]**2) # -m*r*omega^2
transverse.axis = v.vector(5*sin(phi)*alpha, -5*cos(phi)*alpha)/(2.1*g) # m*R*alpha
I'm not sure this is correct though, what's happened to m*g being subtracted?
Is that needed?
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I know where i was going wrong with the angles now, I forgot that they're measured from the line x=0 to the pendulum bob's position
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Reply #8 on: April 19, 2010, 06:24:59 pm » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan
At any moment, the tension force
minus
and Centripetal force force
is the tangential component of force which drive the pendulum
i.e.
So you can find
or
Radial component:
Tangential Component:
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Reply #9 on: April 19, 2010, 08:34:41 pm » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
Shouldn't T=0 since the ball isn't being held by a string?
Also what's
? the unit vector in the direction of the point (0,5)? If so, what would that be?
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Reply #10 on: April 20, 2010, 12:36:04 am » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan
Sorry! T is for a pendulum. It should be changed to Normal force
for your case.
But the equation is the same.
For you case:
is the unit vector from (5,0) to (x,y) of the ball.
i.e. unit vector of (x-5,y) or
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Reply #11 on: April 20, 2010, 11:29:50 pm » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
Thanks!
I'm not too good with vectors :/
What would
be?
Would it be the negative value of
?
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Reply #12 on: April 20, 2010, 11:38:00 pm » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan
and
are perpendicular to each other.
One is normal component, another one is tangential component.
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Reply #13 on: April 21, 2010, 01:53:05 am » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
The final
I get is 1.98057060132 (i.e. when
)
so when we're bottom of the pendulum (or the end of the slope)
since
shouldn't
?
because mine comes out as
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Reply #14 on: April 21, 2010, 03:39:09 am » posted from:Kingston Upon Hull,Kingston upon Hull, City of,United Kingdom
I think i've got it now:
import visual as v from math import sin, cos, pi, sqrt m = 2.1 # mass of mass in kg r = 5 # radius of circle in m g = 9.80665 # accel due to gravity t = 0 # initial t is 0 dt = 0.0001 # time increment v_max = sqrt(2*r*g) # max velocity rate = 2500 scene = v.display(title='Mass Sliding Down a Smooth Curve', width=600, height=600, center=(-2.5,2.5), uniform=1, range=4, userzoom = 0, userspin = 0) ''' Curve radius extended by radius of curve-frame + radius of ball so that the ball slides along the curve, not through it :P ''' mass_radius = 0.1 curve_radius = 5 + mass_radius vect_length = 1 # so mg is 1 vect_length legend_mass = v.sphere(pos=(-1,4.5), radius=mass_radius, color=v.color.red) mass_label = v.label(pos=legend_mass.pos, text='Mass, 2.1kg', xoffset=-20, yoffset=12, space=0.1, height=10, border=6, font='sans') legend_mg = v.arrow(pos=legend_mass.pos, axis=(0,-1), shaftwidth=0.05, color=v.color.green) mg_label = v.label(pos=legend_mass.pos+(legend_mg.axis/2), text='Force due to gravity', xoffset=-20, yoffset=12, space=0.1, height=10, border=6, font='sans') legend_radial = v.arrow(pos=legend_mass.pos, axis=(0.5,0.5), shaftwidth=0.05, color=v.color.yellow) radial_label = v.label(pos=legend_mass.pos+(legend_radial.axis/2), text='Radial Force', xoffset=-36, yoffset=32, space=0.1, height=10, border=6, font='sans') legend_transverse = v.arrow(pos=legend_mass.pos, axis=(0.25,-0.25), shaftwidth=0.05, color=v.color.blue) transverse_label = v.label(pos=legend_mass.pos+(legend_transverse.axis/2), text='Transverse Force', xoffset=30, yoffset=12, space=0.1, height=10, border=6, font='sans') xystart_label = v.label(pos=(-5.1,5), text='(-5,5)', xoffset=-20, yoffset=0, space=0.1, height=10, border=6, font='sans') xyend_label = v.label(pos=(0,-0.1), text='(0,0)', xoffset=-0.1, yoffset=-20, space=0.1, height=10, border=6, font='sans') start_label = v.text(pos=(-2.5,2.5), text='Click to\nStart', align='center', font='sans', depth = 0.1, width = 1) # makes a quarter circle radius 5 from (-5,5) to (0,0) centre (0,5) curve_angle = v.arange(pi, 3*pi/2, 0.0001) curve = v.curve(x = curve_radius * v.cos(curve_angle), y = curve_radius * v.sin(curve_angle) + 5, z = 0, radius=0) curve2 = v.curve(x = v.arange(0,10,1), y = -0.1, z = 0, radius=0) # ball starts at -5,5 mass = v.sphere(pos=(-5,5), radius=mass_radius, color=v.color.red) mg = v.arrow(pos=mass.pos, axis=-vect_length*(v.vector(0,1)), shaftwidth=0.05, color=v.color.green) radial = v.arrow(pos=mass.pos, axis=(0,0), shaftwidth=0.05, color=v.color.yellow) transverse = v.arrow(pos=mass.pos, axis=(0,0), shaftwidth=0.05, color=v.color.blue) def rk4(t0, h, s0, f): # From http://doswa.com/blog/2009/04/21/improved-rk4-implementation/ '''RK4 implementation. t = current value of the independent variable h = amount to increase the independent variable (step size) s0 = initial state as a list. ex.: [initial_position, initial_velocity] f = function(state, t) to integrate''' r = range(len(s0)) s1 = s0 + [f(t0, s0)] s2 = [s0[i] + 0.5*s1[i+1]*h for i in r] s2 += [f(t0+0.5*h, s2)] s3 = [s0[i] + 0.5*s2[i+1]*h for i in r] s3 += [f(t0+0.5*h, s3)] s4 = [s0[i] + s3[i+1]*h for i in r] s4 += [f(t0+h, s4)] return t+h, [s0[i] + (s1[i+1] + 2*(s2[i+1]+s3[i+1]) + s4[i+1])*h/6.0 for i in r] def pendulum_angular_accel(t,s): ''' theta' = omega omega' = theta'' = -g/R sin(theta) = alpha ''' theta = s[0] ''' angle at time t = s[0] omega at time t = s[1] alpha at time t = (-g/R)*sin(s[0]) ''' g = 9.80665 R = 5 return (-g/R)*sin(theta) x = -5 y = 5 s = [-pi/2, 0] # initial angle measured from the line x=0 # and initial angular velocity ''' #f = open('csv.csv', 'w') #f.write("t,phi,omega,alpha,x,y\n") # While while True: if scene.mouse.clicked: start_label.visible=False while (x <= 0): # phi <= pi/2 v.rate(rate) # alpha + (-g/5)*sin(s[0]) # uncomment if you want to calculate angular accelerarion phi = s[0]+pi/2 # angle from the line y=5 to the mass x = -5*cos(phi) y = 5-5*sin(phi) # move mass and force arrows to new location mass.pos = v.vector(x,y) radial.pos = mass.pos transverse.pos = mass.pos mg.pos = mass.pos # calculate forces rhat = v.norm(v.vector(-x/25, (5-y)/25)) radial_max = ((m*v_max**2)/r)+(m*g) # max radial force radial.axis = (vect_length/radial_max)*(((m*r*s[1]**2)+(m*g*cos(s[0])))*rhat) thetahat = v.norm(v.vector(radial.axis.y,-radial.axis.x)) # theta hat is at right angles to radial transverse.axis = (vect_length/(2*m*g))*(-(m*g*sin(s[0]))*thetahat) t, s = rk4(t, dt, s, pendulum_angular_accel) curve_t = t while (mass.pos.x <= 1.6): v.rate(rate) #speed = distance/time #distance = speed * time mass.pos = mass.pos + v.vector(5*s[1]*dt,0) radial.pos = mass.pos transverse.pos = mass.pos mg.pos = mass.pos t += dt break print "Final velocity from model:" print " r*omega = v = ", str(5*s[1]), "m/s" print "Final velocity using conservation of energy:" print " sqrt(2*g*h) = v = ", str(v_max), "m/s" print "Total time to travel down the curve:" print "t = ", str(curve_t), "s"
compile it using python (32bit) and vpython
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Reply #15 on: April 21, 2010, 10:04:12 am » posted from:Taipei,T'ai-pei,Taiwan
What is important is not the program skill, but what is the physics involved and mathematic skill.
Good to know that you have solved it by yourself.
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