3 | Mechanical Modeling
By the end of this section, you should be able to
Create FBDs for simple spring-mass-damper (SMD) systems
Create equations of motion (EOM) for single-element mechanical system
Find closed-form solutions for the displacement of mass in SMD system
Force in spring:
Force in damper:
The force in a damper is linearly proportional to the (relative) velocity for laminar flow due to Stoke’s Law.
The force in a damper is quadratically proportional to the (relative) velocity for turbulent flow.
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