Module 6 General Screws (twists and wrenches)
Forces in parallelJoints in series StaticsKinematics Can they be reduced to a single force? (Poinsot’s theorem) Can they be reduced to a single joint? (Chasles’ theorem)
Recall An axiom of statics Two force systems are equivalent if and only if: They have the same resultant force They have the same moment with respect to some point
Moment of a pure couple O r -F F → → → A B M = r x F → → →
Poinsot’s central axis theorem
Concurrent forces can be added using the parallelogram rule O P
The shifting operation (in statics)
The moment of two pure couples (with respect to any point) is the sum of their moments
The alignment operation (in statics)
Poinsot’s central axis
Chasles’ screw axis theorem
Concurrent angular velocities can be added using the parallelogram rule
The shifting operation (in kinematics)
Translational velocities can always be added
The alignment operation (in kinematics)
Chasles’ screw axis
The helicoidal velocity field
Can be seen as a rotation about the origin, plus a sliding Twists reinterpreted
Table summarizing screws, twists, and wrenches