Classic undergraduate textboooks on rigid body kinematics (e.g. Hibbeler, Beer & Johnston, etc) point to a quite simple way to locate the instantaneous centre of rotation (ICR) for plane motion of rigid bodies. It came to my mind the idea of using the centre of the osculating circle to any particle belonging to the rigid body as a means to identify the ICR for a 3D motion. Further, I'm thinking about exploring if whether an ICR of zero acceleration can also be located this way. Does anybody know if there's been an attemtp at this idea?
Thanks for your help with this one
Mauricio Barrera
Universidad Autonoma de Occidente
Cali-Colombia(South America)
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