Mathematical Methods for Engineers 2 Assessment Answer

TASK 1:

Part 1: Motion of a ladder as it slips down a wall

The ladder's movement with a time step of 0.01 seconds over a period of 1000 seconds. The ladder's angle will be shown on the y-axis of a graph, and time will be plotted on the x-axis, to show the results.

A straightforward simulation of a ladder's motion. A more accurate model would consider things like the ladder's inertia, the compliance of the wall and floor, and the impact of air resistance.

% Define the time step (choose an appropriate value)

dt = 0.01; % You can adjust this value based on your simulation requirements

% Rest of your code (unchanged)

L = 5;

V = 25;

mu = 0.2;

% Define the initial conditions

theta_0 = 5/6 * pi; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians/second

% Calculate the forces acting on the ladder

gravity = 9.81; % Gravity in m/s^2

normal_force_wall = V * cos(theta_0) / mu;

normal_force_floor = V * sin(theta_0) / mu;

friction_force_wall = mu * normal_force_wall;

friction_force_floor = mu * normal_force_floor;

% Calculate the torque acting on the ladder

torque = V * L * sin(theta_0) - friction_force_wall * L - friction_force_floor * L;

% Calculate the angular acceleration

alpha = torque / (V * L^2 / 3);

% Simulate the motion of the ladder

theta = zeros(1000, 1);

omega = zeros(1000, 1);

theta(1) = theta_0;

omega(1) = omega_0;

for i = 2:1000

theta(i) = theta(i - 1) + omega(i - 1) * dt + alpha * dt^2 / 2;

omega(i) = omega(i - 1) + alpha * dt;

end

% Plot the results

figure;

plot(theta, 'r-');

hold on;

plot(theta_0 * ones(1000, 1), 'b-');

legend('Angle', 'Initial Angle');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angle (radians)') 

Results:

Code:

% Define constants and variables

L = 5; % Ladder length in meters

V = 25; % Ladder weight in kilograms

mu = 0.2; % Coefficient of kinetic friction

g = 9.81; % Gravity in m/s^2

% Initial conditions

theta_0 = 5/6 * pi; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians/second

% Calculate forces

Nt = V * cos(theta_0);

Nb = V * sin(theta_0);

ft = mu * Nt;

fb = mu * Nb;

% Calculate torques

torque = V * L * sin(theta_0) - ft * L - fb * L;

% Calculate angular acceleration

alpha = torque / (V * L^2 / 3);

% Define time-related variables

t_start = 0; % Start time

t_end = 10; % End time (adjust as needed)

dt = 0.01; % Time step

% Initialize arrays for time, angles, and angular velocities

t = t_start:dt:t_end;

theta = zeros(size(t));

omega = zeros(size(t));

theta(1) = theta_0;

omega(1) = omega_0;

% Simulate ladder motion

for i = 2:length(t)

alpha_i = alpha; % Assuming constant alpha

theta(i) = theta(i - 1) + omega(i - 1) * dt + 0.5 * alpha_i * dt^2;

omega(i) = omega(i - 1) + alpha_i * dt;

end

% Plot results

figure;

subplot(2, 1, 1);

plot(t, theta);

xlabel('Time (s)');

ylabel('Angle (rad)');

title('Ladder Motion');

grid on;

subplot(2, 1, 2);

plot(t, omega);

xlabel('Time (s)');

ylabel('Angular Velocity (rad/s)');

grid on;

Results:

The above equations that represent the motion of the ladder while accounting for forces, torques, and angular acceleration. Please be aware that the code relies on a constant angular acceleration, which may not hold true in more complicated circumstances.

TASK 1 (a, b, c):

We may use the provided constants and formulae to get the seven output values in the matrix equation for the ladder positioned at an angle of = 7/6 radians. To resolve this issue, I'll offer a MATLAB code snippet that includes the computations for accelerations axe, ay, and o for a variety of beginning angles.

Code:

% Constants

L = 5; % Ladder length in meters

V = 25; % Ladder weight in kilograms

mu = 0.2; % Coefficient of kinetic friction

g = 9.81; % Gravity in m/s^2

theta = 7*pi/6; % Initial angle in radians

% Calculate forces

Nt = V * cos(theta);

Nb = V * sin(theta);

ft = mu * Nt;

fb = mu * Nb;

% Calculate torques

torque = V * L * sin(theta) - ft * L - fb * L;

% Calculate angular acceleration (αo)

alpha = torque / (V * L^2 / 3);

% Calculate accelerations (ax, ay)

ax = 0; % At rest initially, ax = 0

ay = (Nt - Nb - V * g) / V;

% Display the results

fprintf('Angular Acceleration (αo): %.2f rad/s^2\n', alpha);

fprintf('Horizontal Acceleration (ax): %.2f m/s^2\n', ax);

fprintf('Vertical Acceleration (ay): %.2f m/s^2\n', ay);

% (b) Set up an array of θ values

theta_values = linspace(0, 7*pi/2, 100); % Range of angles from 0 to 7π/2

% Initialize arrays for accelerations

ax_values = zeros(size(theta_values));

ay_values = zeros(size(theta_values));

alpha_values = zeros(size(theta_values));

% (c) Loop through different θ values to calculate accelerations

for i = 1:length(theta_values)

% Calculate forces for the current θ

theta_i = theta_values(i);

Nt_i = V * cos(theta_i);

Nb_i = V * sin(theta_i);

ft_i = mu * Nt_i;

fb_i = mu * Nb_i;

% Calculate torques for the current θ

torque_i = V * L * sin(theta_i) - ft_i * L - fb_i * L;

% Calculate angular acceleration (αo) for the current θ

alpha_i = torque_i / (V * L^2 / 3);

% Calculate horizontal acceleration (ax) for the current θ

ax_i = 0; % At rest initially, ax = 0

% Calculate vertical acceleration (ay) for the current θ

ay_i = (Nt_i - Nb_i - V * g) / V;

% Store values in arrays

alpha_values(i) = alpha_i;

ax_values(i) = ax_i;

ay_values(i) = ay_i;

end

% (c) Plot the results

figure;

plot(theta_values, ax_values, 'b', 'LineWidth', 2);

hold on;

plot(theta_values, ay_values, 'r', 'LineWidth', 2);

plot(theta_values, alpha_values, 'k', 'LineWidth', 2);

xlabel('Initial Angle (θ)');

ylabel('Accelerations (ax, ay, αo)');

title('Accelerations vs. Initial Angle');

legend('Horizontal Acceleration (ax)', 'Vertical Acceleration (ay)', 'Angular Acceleration (αo)');

grid on;

hold off;

Output:

• Because they relate to beginning conditions that would prevent the ladder from moving at all, the sections to the left of the critical value of have no relevance in this situation. If the angle when the ladder is originally at rest is less than the crucial value, the ladder does not begin to move and stays at rest. Any examination of accelerations in this region is therefore physically illogical.

(b) The first, second, third, and fifth equations from the matrix equation may be used to demonstrate that if all three accelerations are originally zero, then tan(θ) = 0. These equations are equivalent to:

We may begin by setting axe, ay, and o to 0 as we want to demonstrate that axe = 0, ay = 0, and o = 0 imply tan(θ) = 0:

Let's now make these equations simpler:

We can see from equation 2 that 0 = 0, which is obviously true. It thus offers no more information.

We must now resolve equation 1:

We can make it even simpler:

(c) We can set tan() = 0 to get the crucial value of when the ladder begins at rest. Tan(x) = 2 * μ, therefore we have:

Assume there is no friction between the ladder and the wall or the floor in order to make μ= 0. Therefore, tan(θ) = 0, which indicates that θ = 0 radians, and the critical value of is when there is no friction. Thus, the ladder is placed upright against the wall to begin.

Please keep in mind that, in reality, there can be a certain angle below which the ladder wouldn't start moving, and that, in order to make things easier, it's customary to pretend there is no friction. The material of the ladder, the texture of the wall, and other factors may affect the actual behaviour.

TASK 2:

You must first describe the system of first-order ODEs in a function, and then run ode45 with the correct input parameters to solve for the motion of the falling ladder using MATLAB's ode45 solver. Here is a detailed instruction:

• Explain the first-order ODE system using ode 45:

% Define the parameters

mu = 0.2; % Coefficient of kinetic friction

g = 9.81; % Gravity in m/s^2

L = 5; % Ladder length in meters

W = 25; % Ladder weight in kilograms

% Define the initial conditions

theta_0 = pi/6; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians/second

% Define the time interval

t_end = 2.5; % Maximum time in seconds

% Define the parameters

mu = 0.2; % Coefficient of kinetic friction

g = 9.81; % Gravity in m/s^2

L = 5; % Ladder length in meters

W = 25; % Ladder weight in kilograms

% Define the initial conditions

theta_0 = pi/6; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians/second

% Define the time interval

t_end = 2.5; % Maximum time in seconds

% Define the function that describes the motion of the ladder

function derivs = fladder(t, z)

theta = z(1);

omega = z(2);

% Calculate the forces acting on the ladder

normal_force_wall = W * cos(theta) / mu;

normal_force_floor = W * sin(theta) / mu;

friction_force_wall = mu * normal_force_wall;

friction_force_floor = mu * normal_force_floor;

% Calculate the torque acting on the ladder

torque = W * L * sin(theta) - friction_force_wall * L - friction_force_floor * L;

% Calculate the angular acceleration

alpha = torque / (W * L^2 / 3);

% Calculate the derivatives

derivs = [omega; alpha];

end

% Solve the equations of motion using ode45

[T, Z] = ode45(@fladder, [0, t_end], [theta_0; omega_0]);

% Find the time when the ladder hits the floor

t_hit = T(find(Z(:,1) <= 0, 1));

% Plot the results

figure;

plot(T, Z(:,1), 'r-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angle (radians)');

title('Angle vs. Time');

figure;

plot(T, Z(:,2), 'b-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angular Velocity (radians/second)');

title('Angular Velocity vs. Time');

% Calculate the angular velocity at the instant the ladder hits the floor

omega_hit = Z(find(Z(:,1) <= 0, 1), 2);

% Display the results

fprintf('The ladder hits the floor at time %f seconds.\n', t_hit);

fprintf('The angular velocity at the instant the ladder hits the floor is %f radians/second.\n', omega_hit);

Part 2: Swinging rod

function swinging_rod_simulation

% Define the parameters

L = 2; % Rod length in meters

m = 1.2; % Rod mass in kilograms

Cf = 0.3; % Coefficient of friction

% Set initial conditions

theta_0 = 0; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians per second

% Time span for the simulation

t_end = 10; % Maximum time

% Define the function that describes the motion of the rod

function derivs = swinging_rod_equation(t, z)

theta = z(1);

omega = z(2)

% Calculate the moment of friction

torque_friction = -3 * Cf / (m * L^2) * sign(omega) * cos(theta);

% Calculate the angular acceleration

alpha = torque_friction / (m * L^2 / 3);

% Calculate the derivatives

derivs = [omega; alpha];

end

% Solve the differential equation

[T, Z] = ode45(@swinging_rod_equation, [0, t_end], [theta_0; omega_0]);

% Extract the angle and angular velocity from the solution

theta = Z(:, 1);

omega = Z(:, 2);

% Plot the results

figure;

subplot(2, 1, 1);

plot(T, theta, 'r-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angle (radians)');

title('Angle vs. Time');

subplot(2, 1, 2);

plot(T, omega, 'b-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angular Velocity (radians/second)');

title('Angular Velocity vs. Time');

end

Results:

(a) The initial conditions θ(0) = θ₀ = 0 and ω(0) = 0 represent the initial state of the swinging rod.

θ(0) = 0 means that at the start of the motion, the rod is in a horizontal position, making no angle with the horizontal direction. This implies that the rod is at rest, initially perfectly balanced.

ω(0) = 0 indicates that the initial angular velocity of the rod is zero, meaning it's not already in motion. It starts from a stationary position.

These initial conditions represent the rod's starting position and state, which is at rest and horizontal.

(b) Equation (2) can be rewritten as two first-order differential equations as follows:

Let's define θ(t) as the angle and ω(t) as the angular velocity:

dθ/dt = ω(t): This equation represents the rate of change of the angle θ with respect to time, which is the angular velocity.

dω/dt = (3 * Cf / (m * L^2)) * sign(ω) * cos(θ) - (3/2) * (m * g * L) * sin(θ) / (m * L^2 / 3): This equation describes the rate of change of angular velocity ω with respect to time. It takes into account the effect of friction and the gravitational force acting on the rod.

These two first-order equations describe the dynamics of the swinging rod, allowing us to use MATLAB's ode45 solver to simulate its motion over time.

function swinging_rod_simulation

% Define the parameters

L = 2; % Rod length in meters

m = 1.2; % Rod mass in kilograms

Cf = 0.3; % Coefficient of friction

g = 9.81; % Gravity acceleration in m/s^2

% Set initial conditions

theta_0 = 0; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians per second

% Time span for the simulation

t_end = 10; % Maximum time

% Define the function that describes the motion of the rod

function derivs = swinging_rod_equation(t, z)

theta = z(1);

omega = z(2);

% Calculate the moment of friction

torque_friction = -3 * Cf / (m * L^2) * si

% Calculate the gravitational torque

torque_gravity = (3/2) * (m * g * L) * sin(theta);

% Calculate the angular acceleration

alpha = (torque_gravity - torque_friction) / (m * L^2 / 3);

% Calculate the derivatives

derivs = [omega; alpha];

end

% Solve the differential equation

[T, Z] = ode45(@swinging_rod_equation, [0, t_end], [theta_0; omega_0]);

% Extract the angle and angular velocity from the solution

theta = Z(:, 1);

omega = Z(:, 2);

% Plot the results

figure;

subplot(2, 1, 1);

plot(T, theta, 'r-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angle (radians)');

title('Angle vs. Time');

subplot(2, 1, 2);

plot(T, omega, 'b-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angular Velocity (radians/second)');

title('Angular Velocity vs. Time');

end

Task 3:

% Define the parameters

L = 2; % Rod length in meters

m = 1.2; % Rod mass in kilograms

Cf = 0.3; % Coefficient of friction

% Define the function that describes the motion of the rod

function derivs = fladder(t, z)

theta = z(1);

omega = z(2);

% Calculate the moment of friction

torque_friction = -3 * Cf / (m * L^2) * sgn(omega) * cos(theta);

% Calculate the angular acceleration

alpha = torque_friction / (m * L^2 / 3);

% Calculate the derivatives

derivs = [omega; alpha];

end

% Solve the equations of motion using ode45

t_end = 20; % Final time in seconds

theta_0 = 60 * pi / 180; % Initial angle in radians

omega_0 = 0; % Initial angular velocity in radians per second

[T, theta, omega] = swinging_rod(theta_0, omega_0, t_end)

% (a) Produce a graph of θ(t) for the first 20 seconds

figure;

plot(T, theta, 'r-');

xlabel('Time (seconds)');

ylabel('Angle (radians)');

title('Angle vs. Time');

% (b) Use max and min to estimate the maximum and minimum angles

max_angle = max(theta);

min_angle = min(theta);

% (c) Create an animation of the swinging rod

function swinging_rod_animation(T, theta)

figure(5);

for ii = 1:length(T)

clf;

axis([-2 2 -0.05 0.05]);

axis equal;

axis manual;

hold on;

% Calculate the position of the swinging end of the rod

rx = L * cos(theta(ii));

ry = L * sin(theta(ii));

% Plot the rod

plot([0 rx], [0 ry], 'r-');

% Add a title and pause for a short time

title(sprintf('t=%.2f seconds', T(ii)));

pause(0.005);

% Clear the plot for the next iteration

hold off;

end

end

% Display the animation

swinging_rod_animation(T, theta);

% Print out the final position of the rod

fprintf('Final position of the rod: (%.2f, %.2f)\n', rx, ry);

Results:

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