Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Moment of Inertia

This has been bugging me for a while. The moment of inertia changes as the ball is in motion since the axis of rotation changes relative to the center of rotational mass. As the mass rotates, it seeks to minimize its circular path. This changes the amount of torque that is then translated through a complicated kinetic friction computation. Its complicated due to varying oil conditions and different types of shells and finish on the balls.

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