Simple Machines All mechanical devices consist completely of two machines: Lever Incline The purpose of any machine is to make Work easier for humans to move a load Work is conserved (kinda how Energy is conserved) The Work you do on a machine can only equal the Work the machine does on the load The benefit of a simple machine is to change the direction and/or amount of the FORCE!!!!!!!
Levers There are 3 classes of levers: Class 1- See left Fulcrum in middle Class 2 Class 3 A Lever consists of, well, the lever, and these 3 parts: Effort Fulcrum Load Effort Load Effort Fulcrum Load Load Effort Fulcrum Fulcrum
Inclines The basic incline is a ramp (duh) You use a small force over a greater distance The incline uses a greater force over a smaller distance Load Effort
Parade of Machines Pulley Wheel & Axle Gear These are types of LEVERS, believe it or not! Screw Wedge These are types of INCLINES
Mechanical advantage
Trebuchet: a “simple” Machine What type of machine: LEVER first class!
At each station, find: Calculate: AMA Force In IMA Force Out Distance In Distance Out Calculate: AMA IMA The efficiency of the machine: AMA = IMA =