Mechanical systems (Chapter 3)

Dampers. Translational. units of b: N sec/m. Rotational damper. b: torsional viscous damping coefficient. units of b: N m sec. Modeling mechanical systems. 1) Perform kinematics analysis, 2) draw free body diagrams, 3) apply Newton’s law, 4) manipulate equations to derive equation of motion ... Definition: Number of degrees of freedom: ................
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