Question: 2 . The mechanical flyball governor operates with a vertical shaft O - O . As the shaft's rotation speed is increased, the rotational radius

2. The mechanical flyball governor operates with a vertical shaft O-O. As the shaft's rotation speed is increased, the rotational radius of the balls (each of mass \( m \)) tends to increase, causing the body " A " of mass \( M \) to be lifted up by the collar B. Suppose the system begins at rest for a given \(\beta=\beta_{0}\) and a torque \(\tau \) is then applied to the shaft and held fixed. When the body A is "fully elevated" to some given \(\beta=\beta_{f}\), it is observed to be spinning with angular speed \(\omega_{f}\). Through what total angle \(\theta \) does the shaft O-O rotate at the time when A becomes fully elevated? Neglect the mass of the collar B, and assume a constant linear density \(\rho \) with units [m/L] for the arms. See the figure. Hint: The inertia about a vertical axis for a slanted bar can be deduced from the inertia tensor for a bar, which we know from lecture.
2 . The mechanical flyball governor operates with

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