03 Normal Tangential Coordinates

▶️Free video tutorial

Tutorial content:

• Introduction to circular motion.
• The normal-tangential co-ordinate system.
• Complete three example problems.

Welcome to our course on circular motion and normal-tangential coordinates! When a particle moves along a known path, it can be helpful to describe its motion using a set of normal and tangential coordinate axes. These axes are located normal and tangential to the path at the position of the particle, with the origin located at the particle itself. These coordinates provide a natural and convenient way to describe curvilinear motion.

Circular motion and normal-tangential coordinates are important for describing the motion of particles that move in a circular manner and have numerous applications in engineering. We hope you find this course helpful in your studies!

Practice Questions

Formula sheet available on Engineering dynamics homepage