Acceleration - Angular Converter
A radian per second squared is a unit of angular acceleration in the International System of Units (SI). Physical interpretation: if an object accelerates at 1 rad/s², its angular velocity is increasing by 1 rad/s every second.
Complete list of acceleration - angular units for conversion
radian/square second
1 radian/square minute = 0.0002777778 radian/square second
radian/square minute to radian/square second, radian/square second to radian/square minute
1 revolution/square second = 6.2831853069 radian/square second
revolution/square second to radian/square second, radian/square second to revolution/square second
1 revolution/minute/second = 0.1047197551 radian/square second
revolution/minute/second to radian/square second, radian/square second to revolution/minute/second
1 revolution/square minute = 0.0017453293 radian/square second
revolution/square minute to radian/square second, radian/square second to revolution/square minute
Angular Acceleration FormulaThe following equation is used to calculate the Angular Acceleration.
A = LA / r
How to Calculate Angular Acceleration?Example Problem:
The following example problem outlines the steps and information required to calculate the Angular Acceleration.
First, determine the linear acceleration. In this example, the linear acceleration is measured to be 40 (m/s^2).
Next, determine the radius. For this problem, the radius is calculated to be 10 (m).
Finally, calculate the Angular Acceleration using the formula above:
A = LA / r
Complete list of acceleration - angular units for conversion
radian/square second
1 radian/square minute = 0.0002777778 radian/square second
radian/square minute to radian/square second, radian/square second to radian/square minute
1 revolution/square second = 6.2831853069 radian/square second
revolution/square second to radian/square second, radian/square second to revolution/square second
1 revolution/minute/second = 0.1047197551 radian/square second
revolution/minute/second to radian/square second, radian/square second to revolution/minute/second
1 revolution/square minute = 0.0017453293 radian/square second
revolution/square minute to radian/square second, radian/square second to revolution/square minute
Angular Acceleration FormulaThe following equation is used to calculate the Angular Acceleration.
A = LA / r
- Where A is the Angular Acceleration (rad/s^2)
- LA is the linear acceleration (m/s^2)
- r is the radius (m)
How to Calculate Angular Acceleration?Example Problem:
The following example problem outlines the steps and information required to calculate the Angular Acceleration.
First, determine the linear acceleration. In this example, the linear acceleration is measured to be 40 (m/s^2).
Next, determine the radius. For this problem, the radius is calculated to be 10 (m).
Finally, calculate the Angular Acceleration using the formula above:
A = LA / r