Variables and Constants
Variables:
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|
translation of cart 1 from center of track |
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|
translation of cart 2 from center of track |
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theta |
angle of seesaw with vertical |
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alpha |
angle of pendulum with normal to track |
|
|
force applied to cart 1 |
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|
force applied to cart 2 |
Constants:
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J |
inertia of seesaw with track at height h |
|
|
mass of seesaw with track |
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c |
center of gravity |
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h |
height of track from pivot point |
|
|
mass of cart 1 (weight cart, on the back track) |
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mass of cart 2 |
(pendulum cart, on the front track) |
|
|
mass of pendulum |
|
|
center of mass of pendulum rod (half of full length) |
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g |
gravitational acceleration |
Converted by Mathematica
July 8, 1999 |