The Steiner Formula and the Polar Moment of Inertia for the Closed Planar Motions in Complex Plane ()
1. Introduction
Steiner explained some properties of the area of the path of a point for a geometrical object rolling on a line and making a complete turn [1] . Tutar expressed the Steiner formula and the Holditch theorem during one-parameter closed planar homothetic motions [2] . Müller researched the relation between the Steiner formula and the polar moment of inertia. Then he generalized the Steiner area formula [3] [4] . We calculated the expression of the Steiner formula firstly relative to a moving coordinate system and then a fixed coordinate system during one-parameter closed planar motions in complex plane. If the points of the moving (or fixed) plane, which enclose the same area lie on a circle, then the center of this circle is called the Steiner point (if these points lie on a line, we use Steiner normal instead of Steiner point). Then we obtained the moving pole point for a closed planar motion. We dealt with the polar moment of inertia of a path generated by closed planar motions. Furthermore, we expressed the relation between the area enclosed by a path and the polar moment of inertia. Moreover, the Steiner formula and the polar moments of inertia were calculated for the inverse motion. The fixed pole point was calculated for the inverse motion. As an example, the Sagittal motion of the telescopic crane which was described by a double hinge being fixed and moving was considered. The Steiner area formula, the moving pole point and the polar moment of inertia were obtained for the direct and inverse motion. Moreover, the relation between the Steiner formula and the polar moment of inertia was expressed. Then the Steiner area formula, the fixed pole point and the polar moment of inertia were calculated for the example.
2. Closed Motions in Complex Plane
We consider one parameter planar motion in complex plane between two reference systems: the fixed
and the moving
, with their origins (
) and orientations. Then, we take into account the motion relative to the fixed system (direct motion), and later the moving system (inverse motion). By taking the displacement vector
and the total angle of rotation
, the motion was defined by the transformation
(1)
where
is the trajectory of the point
belonging to the moving system with the respect to the fixed system. If we replace
in Equation (1), the motion can be written as
(2)
With the coordinates
(3)
the components of
is obtained as
(4)
Equation (4) can be written in matrix form
(5)
The trajectory area formula
of the point
is given by
(6)
If Equation (4) is differentiated,
(7)
is found. If Equations (4) and (7) are placed in Equation (6),
(8)
is obtained.
Since
and
are periodic functions,
and
. If
is taken, then we have
(9)
for the trajectory area of the initial point. So we can rewrite Equation (8) as
.
Using the abbreviations
(10)
(11)
we obtain
(12)
is the quadratic form of the coordinates
and
. The surface
describes either a cone or a plane, so it follows that the sections of the constant area describe either concentric circles or parallel lines.
The coefficient
(13)
with the rotation number
determines whether the lines with
describe circles or straight lines. If
, then we have circles. If
, the circles are reduced to straight lines. If Equation (13) is replaced in Equation (12), then we have
(14)
2.1. Steiner Formula for the Inverse Motion
In order to obtain the Steiner formula relative to the inverse motion, we begin by exchanging the fixed system with the moving system. If Equation (2) is solved according to
, we obtained the motion for the inverse motion as
(15)
If
is replaced in Equation (15), we have
(16)
Moreover, for the components of
, from
we have
(17)
(18)
Furthermore, if the coordinates is derived, we obtain
(19)
(20)
If Equations (17), (18), (19) and (20) are inserted into the formula for the area formula of inverse motion
(21)
we find
(22)
Since
and
are periodic functions,
and
. If
is taken, then we have
(23)
Therefore, we can write Equation (22) as
Using the abbreviations
(24)
(25)
(26)
we have
(27)
2.2. Steiner Point or Steiner Normal
We begin by rewriting Equation (14) for the case
,
(28)
By dividing this equation by
and by completing the squares, we obtain the equation of a circle
(29)
From Equation (29), we can relate the radius
of the circle with the area of the trajectories by
.
For
, the centre of the circles in the moving plane whose trajectories have the same area is called the Steiner point
(30)
In the case of
, Equation (28) can be written
(31)
The Steiner circles are reduced to straight lines and then the Steiner point lies at infinity. The normal to the lines of the equal areas in Equation (31) is given by
(32)
which is called the Steiner normal [5] .
Inverse Motion
The expressions for the inverse Steiner point and normal can be deduced in the same way as in the previous subsection. From the Equation (27), we can write the final results
(33)
(34)
2.3. The Moving Pole Point
The pole point is the point whose trajectories are instantaneously constant. For the motion
,
if we calculate the determining equation
,
we can obtain the moving pole point. The motion can be written in the matrix form as
.
If we differentiate the matrix,
(35)
is obtained. Then we have
(36)
By following the necessary operations
(37)
(38)
(39)
is obtained. From the Equation (39), we have the moving pole point
(40)
We can write the moving pole point
(41)
If integral is taken over the total angle, we have
(42)
For
we arrive at the relation
between the Steiner point and the pole point. Then we can write
(43)
For
, we have
(44)
2.4. The Fixed Pole Point
We begin by differentiating the equation
. And then for
, we can obtain the fixed pole point. The motion can be written in the matrix form as
If we differentiate the matrix above,
(45)
is obtained. Then we have
(46)
By following the necessary operations
(47)
(48)
and finally
(49)
is found. From the Equation (50), we have the fixed pole point
(50)
We can write the fixed pole point
(51)
For
, we arrive at the relation
(52)
between the Steiner point and the fixed pole point.
For
, we have
(53)
2.5. The Polar Moments of Inertia
Blaschke and Müller gave a relation between the Steiner formula and the polar moment of inertia around the pole for a moment [6] . A relation to the polar moment of inertia around the origin is demonstrated by Müller [3] . Also the same relation for closed functions is inspected by Tölke [7] . Furthermore Kuruoğlu, Düldül and Tutar [8] generalized Müller’s results for homothetic motion.
In this section we find a formula for the polar moment of inertia and we arrive at the relation between the polar moments of inertia “
” and the formula of area “
”.
2.5.1. Direct Motion
If we use
as a parameter, we need to calculate
(54)
Then by using Equation (4) in Equation (54),
(55)
is found.
If we calculate the polar moments of inertia for the origin of the moving system, for
, we have
(56)
If Equation (56) is replaced in Equation (55),
(57)
is obtained. If Equations (10), (11) and (13) is replaced in Equation (57),
(58)
can be written.
As a result, we arrive at the relation between the polar moments of inertia and the formula for the area,
(59)
2.5.2. Inverse Motion
If we use
as a parameter, we need to calculate
(60)
Then by using Equations (17) and (18) in Equation (60),
(61)
is found.
If we calculate the polar moments of inertia for the origin of the moving system, for
, we have
(62)
If Equation (62) is replaced in Equation (61)
(63)
is obtained. If Equations (24), (25) and (26) is replaced in Equation (63)
(64)
can be written.
Finally, we arrive at the relation between the polar moments of inertia and the formula for the area,
(65)
3. Application: The Motion of the Telescopic Crane
In the previous sections geometrical objects as the Steiner point or the Steiner normal, the pole point and the polar moments of inertia for closed motions are emphasized in a complex plane. In this section, we want to visualize the experimentally measured motion with these objects.
We choose the sagittal part of the movement of the telescopic crane as an example. The motion of the telescopic crane has a double hinge. The double hinge means that it has two systems, a fixed arm and a moving arm (Figure 1). There is a control panel of the telescopic crane at the origin of the fixed system.
3.1. Direct Motion
By taking
(66)
we have Equation (1) namely,
Also we have
and
(67)
Then the double hinge motion can be written as
(68)
where
is the resulting total angle.
Figure 1. The arms of the telescopic crane as a double hinge.
If Equation (68) is derived, we obtain the velocities
and
and so we find
(69)
We now integrate the previous equation using periodic boundary conditions while assuming that the integrands are periodic functions. The periodicity of
implies that the integrals of the following types vanish
.
As a result, only the integrals appearing in the second row of Equation (69) do not become equal to zero and we finally obtain a simplified expression for the area namely,
(70)
In the last equation, by taking
(71)
(72)
we can write
(73)
In this case, we have the steiner normal
. (74)
3.1.1. The Moving Pole Point of the Telescopic Cranemotion
If Equation (67) is replaced in Equation (41), we obtain the pole point
with the components
(75)
(76)
is obtained. If integral is taken over the total angle, we have
.
If we consider Equations (71) and (72) in the last equation, we obtain
(77)
3.1.2. The Polar Moments of Inertia of the Motion of the Telescopic Crane
If we consider Equations (54) and (68), then Equation (67) is replaced in Equation (55)
and finally
(78)
is obtained. If we consider Equations (71), (72) and (73) together, we arrive at the relation between the polar moments of inertia and the formula for the area namely,
(79)
3.2. Inverse Motion
By taking
(80)
we have
Also we have
and
(81)
So the double hinge may be written as
(82)
where
is the resulting total angle.
By following the same operations similar to the direct motion, we finally obtain the Steiner formula for the inverse motion
(83)
where
(84)
(85)
In this case, we have the Steiner normal
(86)
3.2.1. The Fixed Pole Point of the Inverse Telescopic Crane Motion
If Equation (81) is replaced in Equation (51), we obtain the pole point
with the components
(87)
3.2.2. The Polar Moments of Inertia of the Inverse Telescopic Crane Motion
If we consider Equations (60) and (82), then Equation (81) is replaced in Equation (78)
(88)
is obtained. If we consider Equations (83), (84), (85) and (88) together, we arrive at the relation between the polar moments of inertia and the formula for the area below:
(89)
Acknowledgements
This study is supported by the University of Ondokuz Mayis Project Management Office.