Reflected inertia of a no-slip wheel and roller
ID: reflected-inertia-of-a-no-slip-wheel-and-roller
If a fixed-axis wheel of radius drives a fixed-axis roller of radius without slip, their angular-speed magnitudes satisfy . Their kinetic energy is , so the displayed reflected moment of inertia governs the wheel coordinate. A roller resisting torque of magnitude consumes power and therefore reflects to wheel torque . The squared ratio belongs to inertia; the cubed ratio belongs to this quadratic resisting torque.
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