507 Mechanical Movements

12

Simple pulley used for lifting weights

Simple pulley used for lifting weights. In this the power must be equal to the weight to obtain equilibrium.

Only the input is driven; every other part of this model moves by physics (MuJoCo), and its ratios are measured. Run it live, change its parameters, or switch the friction off to see the output stop.

Modelled as
rope (friction on the sheave; 34-link hemp chain, its eyes pinned to the hand and the bag)
Measured
bag/hand 1.012 (no advantage in a fixed pulley), sheave turned by the rope at 10.66 of 10.64 rad/s per cm/s, pull 189.9 N against the weight's 191 N, pen ≤ 0.06 mm
Notes
Only the hand is driven (a slide joint in a guide along the rope, 6 cm/s). Negative control: the rope's contact with the sheave off → the bag does not rise (0.000).

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Figure 12 from Brown, 1868
Brown's figure 12 (1868)