Accelerated reference frames The Accelerometer a 0 We need to solve for the angle the plum bob makes with respect to vertical x andy components Then we will consider other possie ?i First we will solve by using Newtons Second Law and check solution methods Physics 121: Lecture 11, Pg 11
Physics 121: Lecture 11, Pg 11 Accelerated Reference Frames: The Accelerometer a i 1 We need to solve for the angle the plum bob makes with respect to vertical. First we will solve by using Newton’s Second Law and checking x and y components. Then we will consider other possible solution methods
Accelerometer 2. Draw a free-body diagram for the mass 70 m X mg(gravitational force) We wish to solve for e in terms of the acceleration a We will use eF= ma in two cartesian dimensions Physics 121: Lecture 11, Pg 12
Physics 121: Lecture 11, Pg 12 Accelerometer... 2. Draw a free-body diagram for the mass: We wish to solve for in terms of the acceleration a. We will use SF = ma in two cartesian dimensions. m T mg (gravitational force) a x y