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On 10-Mar-2005, Kieran wrote: Hmmm... this seems to be the part I'm missing. How do you get power without knowing the path of the force? Determining the moment in the shaft at some point allows you to resolve the force at another point (say, centroid of area of the blade). Knowing the paddle motion, from the video analysis you can do, will allow you to determine the velocity of that centroid. Hence the power out. Since power is a scalar, not a vector, you don't have to worry about direction. However, that is total power in, not power that drives the kayak forward. That is, if you calculate (estimate) the power to drive the kayak (total hull resistance times hull velocity), it will be less than the power that the paddle generates. Mike |
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Michael Daly wrote:
On 10-Mar-2005, Kieran wrote: Hmmm... this seems to be the part I'm missing. How do you get power without knowing the path of the force? Determining the moment in the shaft at some point allows you to resolve the force at another point (say, centroid of area of the blade). Knowing the paddle motion, from the video analysis you can do, will allow you to determine the velocity of that centroid. Hence the power out. Since power is a scalar, not a vector, you don't have to worry about direction. Yes, all this I already knew... basically you're saying you DO need to know the path of the force to get power. It seemed that Alan was implying there was another way, just by knowing the force-time relationship. However, that is total power in, not power that drives the kayak forward. That is, if you calculate (estimate) the power to drive the kayak (total hull resistance times hull velocity), it will be less than the power that the paddle generates. Actually, that's kind of the point. We want to know how much power the paddler develops and puts into the paddle. -Kieran |
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