Circular Motion
CIRCULAR MOTION
- Motion of a body in a curved path
TYPES:
Uniform Circular Motion, UCM motion with
constant speed
Ex. A car rounding an oval at 30 KPH
S
c
r
V
Conversion:
1 rev = 360 = 2 rad
v vt
v
r
Centripetal
Acceleration
v v
t
r
S
2
v
ac
r
Vertical Circular
2
v1
Motion
F mg m
N1
2
2
FN 2
v
m
r
FN 4
v42
m
r
2
3
v
FN 3 mg m
r
Definition of Terms
2 r
v
T
= 1/
F ma
v
Fc mac m
r
Banked
On an unbanked curve, the static frictional force
Curves
provides the centripetal force.
Banked Curves
v2
Fc n sin m
r
n cos mg
v2
tan
rg
n cos
Banked
Curves
Example : The Daytona 500
The turns at the Daytona International Speedway have a
maximum radius of 316 m and are steely banked at 31
degrees. Suppose these turns were frictionless. As what
speed would the cars have to travel around them?
v2
tan
rg
316 m 9.8 m
v rg tan
s tan 31 43 m s 96 mph
2
Summary