Learn About Types of Motion

In mechanical devices, there is input motion through which force is created for generating output motion. There are different types of motion through which the force is produced for creating an output motion. Linear motion is the most common type of motion because that force is created in a straight line and output is also created in the straight line. An example of linear motion is the railway moving on the track. The rotary motion refers to the movement around the axis or the selected pivot point. An example of rotary motion is the movement of the wheel along the axis.

What is Rotary Motion?

Rotary motion refers to the physical movement of an object due to the creation of forces and spinning of the object around its axis. Rotary motion is also defined as the creation of force due to the application of torque in the body. In the rotary motion, the object moves around the axis without changing the radius of the axis. Rotary motion operates with changing time and velocity of the force.

Types of Rotary Motion

Two major types of rotary motion are one-way rotary and reversible rotary motion. The one-way rotary movement is defined as the strict movement of the object either in the direction clockwise or anticlockwise. A reverse operation in this movement can damage the machine and break the axis. The driving shaft is the most common example of one-way rotary movement. The reversible rotary motion can move either clockwise or anticlockwise and the reverse operation depends on the speed of the velocity. 

Oscillating Motion

Oscillating motion refers to the movement of the object from its mean position by either linear oscillation or circular form. Oscillating motion is also defined as the periodic motion in that the movement of objects repeats over a period. An object generally oscillates from the equilibrium position due to the torque or the restoring forces for the movement. This force or torque helps the object to return to its previous equilibrium position. Electromagnetic waves and AC circuits are the most common examples of oscillation.

Types of Oscillatory Motion

There are mainly two types of oscillatory motion in kinetic physics including linear oscillatory circular oscillatory motion. In the linear oscillating motion, the object moves either in the left and right position or in the up and down position. In circular oscillation, the motion of the object occurs between left and right in the circular form. Examples of the oscillatory motion:

• Motion of pendulum in watch
• Motion of swing
• Wheel movement 
• Circular movement of the solid scope here in the hollow area

What is Linear Motion?

The linear motion refers to the natural movement of the object throughout the straight line due. Linear motion is often defined as the uniform motion or motion in one certain direction. The uniform linear motion occurs at a constant velocity and without acceleration. On the other hand, the non-uniform linear motion refers to the movement of the object with variable velocity and certain acceleration. In linear motion, the motion of the object along a line is determined by the unit time t and its position in line x. 

Types of Linear Motion

There are three major types of linear motion that the majority of industrial application is based on. The constant velocity motion is the most common type of linear motion in which velocity remains constant throughout the covered distance. Uniform linear motion is another type of linear motion in that the object is moved with a certain uniform speed or velocity. Freefall motion is the third type of linear motion where the object falls from the selected height H at a certain velocity. Freefall motion is also termed the constant acceleration motion that gravity represents as the acceleration of the speed of the velocity.

Conclusion

The above study indicates that there are four major types of motion by which an object can move around the axis with a certain force or without force. In linear motion, the movement of the object changes with time and applied torque to the body. The motion or movement of the object is determined by calculating the mass and changing velocity. The rotary motion is created due to the application of torque towards the axis for creating rotational motion.