Plane Kinematics of Rigid Bodies Introduction

We know that the distance between particles of a rigid body remain unchanged. So, the motion of rigid body can be classified into three categories:

1. Motion of Rotation
2. Motion of Translation
3. Combination of motion of rotation and translation

Links of Previous Main Topic:-

• Introduction to statics
• Introduction to vector algebra
• Two dimensional force systems
• Introduction concept of equilibrium of rigid body
• Friction introduction
• Introduction about distributed forces
• Area moments of inertia in rectangular and polar coordinates
• Mass moment of inertia introduction
• Work done by force
• Kinematics of particles
• Position vector velocity and acceleration

Links of Next Mechanical Engineering Topics:-

• Translation
• Rotation about a fixed axis