Desertfox-
Thanks for your feedback, I will keep exploring that approach.
3DDave-
Ignoring your misguided sarcasm because it is unproductive.
I agree that the more energy required to get the unit to the tipping point the more stable the unit is. How do you quantify that in a way that...
3DDave-
Yup I understand potential energy, but I don’t understand what you are suggesting. Are you suggesting that I calculate the difference in potential energy from the stationary position to when the CG is over the tipping point? Lets say that I do that, I am missing what that information...
3DDave-
Ok, so you are suggesting that I compare that amount of energy it takes to tip the unit, when the CG is over the tipping point, to the input force in this case P or 50 lbs?
Is that correct?
3DDave-
Ok, so we calculate the amount of energy that it takes to tip the unit but what do I do with that information?
The images showing the unit “tipping” over was just to demonstrate how the height of the CG effects the stability, one with the CG toward the top, one at the middle, and one...
I am struggling with finding a good way to express the stability of a unit. I can look at the torque and say that the torque to keep the unit stable is greater than the torque that wants to tip the unit. But we all know that if the CG is at the top of the unit, it is less stable than a unit...
