How to calculate overturning?
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This post was last edited by Paris on 2022-11-14 at 14:02. Request for help: There is a small device used internally in a factory – a small container placed on a shelf, with four wheels at the bottom, used to move short distances around the factory. How can we calculate the height H and the wheel spacing L so that the device does not tip to the side when being pushed? (There should be a frame below to support the tank; the drawing is quite simple, just a schematic.) :lol）
First, calculate the position of the book’s center of gravity; then, using one foot as a pivot, if the center of gravity is above that pivot, the book will fall over. That's all there is to it.
This post was last edited by wanlirn on 2022-11-16 08:21. The most conservative approach is to use L=2H, and that definitely works fine; calculations can also be done. It’s possible to assume that the ground has a 5-degree inclination, determine the center of gravity, and then balance it out with the torque exerted by the wheels