1 12. Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum - （1 12。）.pdf

1 12. Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum Rolling Motion: • A motion that is a combination of rotational and translational motion, e.g. a wheel rolling down the road. • Will only consider rolling with out slipping. For a disk or sphere rolling along a horizontal surface, the motion can be considered in two ways: I. Combination of rotational and translational motion: • Center of mass moves in a translational motion. • The rest of the body is rotating around the center of mass. fi vrel cm fi v cm II. Pure Rotational Motion: 2 • The whole object is revolving around a point on the object in contact with the surface. • The point of contact changes with time. • Most people find method I simpler to understand. fi vrel gnd axis of rotation Use method I to analyze rolling without slipping: R q d = 2pR • When the object makes one complete revolution, the object has moved a distance equal to the circumference, and each point on the exterior has touched the ground once. • When the object rotates through an angle q, the distance that the