//To find centrifugal and gyroscopic effects clc //Given: m=2500 //kg x=1.5, R=30, dW=0.75, rW=dW/2, h=0.9 //m v=24*1000/3600 //m/s G=5 IW=18, IE=12 //kg-m^2 //Solution: //Calculating the road reaction on each wheel r=m*9.81/4 //Road reaction on each wheel, N //Calculating the angular velocity o the wheels omegaW=v/rW //rad/s //Calculating the angular velocity of precession omegaP=v/R //rad/s //Calculating the gyroscopic couple due to one pair of wheels and axle CW=round(2*IW*omegaW*omegaP) //N-m //Calculating the gyroscopic couple due to the rotating parts of the motor and gears CE=round(2*IE*G*omegaW*omegaP) //N-m //Calculating the net gyroscopic couple C=CW-CE //N-m //Calculating the reaction due to gyroscopic couple at each of the outer or inner wheels P=2*(-C)/(2*x) //N //Calculating the centrifugal force FC=m*v^2/R //N //Calculating the overturning couple CO=FC*h //N-m //Calculating the reaction due to overturning couple at each of the outer and inner wheels Q=2*CO/(2*x) //N //Calculating the vertical force exerted on each outer wheel PO=m*9.81/4-P/2+Q/2 //N //Calculating the vertical force exerted on each inner wheel PI=m*9.81/4+P/2-Q/2 //N //Results: printf("\n\n Vertical force exerted on each outer wheel, PO = %.2f N.\n\n",PO) printf(" Vertical force exerted on each inner wheel, PI = %.2f N.\n\n",PI)