Wheel moving at constant speed and no slip. What is relation of center of mass velocity and angular velocity?
The center of the wheel moves at v
c; in one revolution of the wheel the rim travels 2pR which is also the distance that the wheel is displaced.Let T be the period of the rotational motion (time for one revolution).
If f is the frequency, T = 1/f.
OK, are you ready??:
v
c = Displacement/time = 2pR/T = R (2p/T)= R 2
pfBUT 2
pf = w. Therefore, vc = Rw.