System Modeling Coursework

Class 36: Modeling of Pendulum on cart

P.R. VENKATESWARAN
Faculty, Instrumentation and Control Engineering,
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Karnataka 576 104 INDIA
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 Pendulum on Cart

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 Force balance equations

• Force balance (Newton’s Second Law) applied to

the horizontal movement of the center of gravity of
the pendulum:

• Force balance applied to the vertical movement of

the center of gravity of the pendulum:

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 Force balance equations

• Torque balance (the rotational version of the

Newton’s Second Law applied to the center of
gravity of the pendulum:

• Force balance applied to the cart:

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 Definition of the terms

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 Definition of the terms

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 And, before we break…

• Every fool should surprise us and not create pain

Thanks for listening…

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