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Further Limitations of an Optical Rangefinder
As We discussed earlier that when optical rangefinders are used to measure the distance to…
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The Principle of Parallax
We’ve been looking at the indirect methods employed by scientists through the ages as they…
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Newton’s Law of Gravitation and the Universal Gravitational Constant
Last time we discussed the term acceleration of gravity, a physical phenomenon posited by Sir…
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Equations Used to Manipulate Torque Relative to Horsepower
Already we learned that we can get more torque out of a motor by using…
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The Mathematical Link Between Gears in a Gear Train
Previously we analyzed the angular relationship between the Force and Distance vectors in this simple gear train. here we’ll…
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Pulleys as a Work Input-Outut Device
In our previous topic we saw how adding extra pulleys resulted in mechanical advantage being doubled, which…
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Dynamic Lifting is Easier With a Compound Pulley
Dynamic Lifting is Easier With a Compound PulleyIf you’ll recall from our last topic, Mr.…
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Mechanical Advantage of a Compound Pulley
In this Topic series on pulleys we’ve gone from discussing the simple pulley to the improved simple pulley to…
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The Compound Pulley
Sometimes one of something just isn’t enough, like one potato chip, one glass of wine……
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Using a Free Body Diagram to Understand Simple Pulleys
Sometimes the simplest alteration in design results in a huge improvement, a truth I’ve discovered…