Question: Consider the mass - spring - damper system as shown in the accompanying figure, which represents a single - degree - of - freedom model

Consider the mass-spring-damper system as shown in the accompanying figure,
which represents a single-degree-of-freedom model for a vehicle driving over a
road. The road surface is described by,
y(t)=Ysin(t)
, where Y=0.01m. The car has a mass of mkg while the suspension system
provides an equivalent stiffness kkNm-1 and equivalent damping c.
(a) Find the differential equation governing the motion of the vehicle.
(b) Find the frequency of the base excitation b in terms of the velocity v of the car.
Note: v is in kmh-1.
(c) State the effect of velocity v on the amplitude ratio r.
(d) Find the natural frequency n and the amplitude ratio r if the car's velocity is v.
(e) The amplitude of the steady-state displacement of the vehicle is given by the
equation below. Find the equivalent damping c such that the maximum
displacement is x.
x=Y1+(2r)2(1-r2)2+(2r)22
Consider the mass - spring - damper system as

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