Understanding Universal Joint

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The working of Universal (Hooke's) joints has been a mystery to most of the people even though it was invented many centuries ago. This video clearly unveils the physics behind it in a simple and illustrative way with help of animation.
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  • @Lesics
    @Lesics4 жыл бұрын

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  • @abhishekjangale7969

    @abhishekjangale7969

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @abhishekjangale7969

    @abhishekjangale7969

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank You So much keep making great content!

  • @therelaxationpoint

    @therelaxationpoint

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can do you make your rear wheel drive vehicle move if one of the rear wheel is net having firm contract with ground?

  • @nomadben
    @nomadben7 жыл бұрын

    I understood the basic concept of a U-joint, but had no idea that the output speed wasn't constant. Very interesting. Thanks for the video!

  • @VontekSRB

    @VontekSRB

    7 жыл бұрын

    now,,, why the output speed iznt constant?

  • @yuvrajzala9756

    @yuvrajzala9756

    7 жыл бұрын

    VontekSRB because the propeller shaft is inclined to transmission shaft, so due to that there will be not the exact transfer of rotating speed or motion. And thus in final drive also the angle will be different hence no constant velocity.

  • @steamsteam6607

    @steamsteam6607

    7 жыл бұрын

    I had trouble as well seeing why but imagine If you push something straight along a line determining it's speed or pushing it at an angle compared to the line. Even if you push it just as hard, you will cover less distance in the initial line's direction and thus your speed will be less in that that direction. Now imagine you zigzag push the object compared to the line. Your relative speed will vary, depend on the angle compared to the line you're pushing along. Regardless of giving a linear, unchanging push on the object. This is the same principle as the constant torque, constant velocity input of the input shaft giving a fluctuating velocity output when the output shaft is at an angle. Resulting in jerky rotation.

  • @dangerdavefreestyle

    @dangerdavefreestyle

    6 жыл бұрын

    so true. im wondering now how a front engined rear wheel driven vehicle can operate so smoothly and the final part of the drivetrain is not jerky.

  • @bradentrevino7694

    @bradentrevino7694

    6 жыл бұрын

    DangerDaveFreestyle I'm wondering if the rear drive shaft having two U joints gives it the same effect. The front U joint that is up by the yoke to the transmission and the rear u joint going to the rear differential. Does that make a driveshaft a CV (constant velocity) axle without the name?

  • @Peter-bg1ku
    @Peter-bg1ku5 жыл бұрын

    Universal joint: I'm complicated Automatic transmission: Hold my planetary gearset

  • @wingedstring

    @wingedstring

    4 жыл бұрын

    *proceeds to break down at 10 000 km*

  • @Vi-pv3xi

    @Vi-pv3xi

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have an automatic bike. Been 6 years and zero problem other than the odometer, speedometer, and the old battery lol.

  • @Peter-bg1ku

    @Peter-bg1ku

    3 жыл бұрын

    @D ʝả ħ AT's are for people who have better things to do with their lives than wasting time shifting gears

  • @alfarosiarsita

    @alfarosiarsita

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vi-pv3xi automatic bikes use cvt and not planetary gears

  • @lucasvanhamburg4937

    @lucasvanhamburg4937

    3 жыл бұрын

    you sound like a lazy american

  • @mdj2023
    @mdj20239 жыл бұрын

    One thing that should be noted in the last example (double U joint): The input and output shaft have to be parallel for the velocity to remain constant.

  • @anthonysanchez157

    @anthonysanchez157

    Жыл бұрын

    In other words, along the same axis of rotation

  • @anthonysanchez157

    @anthonysanchez157

    Жыл бұрын

    In other words, along the same axis of rotation

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey6 жыл бұрын

    Upping my Lego mindstorms game

  • @DorfVG

    @DorfVG

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait hello what

  • @thebush6077

    @thebush6077

    2 жыл бұрын

    oh

  • @peng0_266

    @peng0_266

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @masterimbecile
    @masterimbecile9 жыл бұрын

    "Now you understand how an universal joint works. Thank you." No. Thank YOU!! :oD

  • @gabrocki

    @gabrocki

    8 жыл бұрын

    +masterimbecile Exactly what I'm thinking after every single LE video. "...Thank you." NO! THANK YOU!!! :D

  • @stevencutting5300

    @stevencutting5300

    7 жыл бұрын

    gabrocki Same here.

  • @roshanwijesooriya8048

    @roshanwijesooriya8048

    7 жыл бұрын

    masterimbecile

  • @ImNotADeeJay

    @ImNotADeeJay

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me neither

  • @tomv3361

    @tomv3361

    4 жыл бұрын

    There are literally three parts...feels sad to be silly huh?

  • @parillo12
    @parillo129 жыл бұрын

    this video turned a simple concept into a total mind fuck........thanks :D

  • @andreyoung06

    @andreyoung06

    7 жыл бұрын

    always trust americans to do that lol

  • @Hgkbukk
    @Hgkbukk8 жыл бұрын

    This has absolutely NOTHING to do with my education but I still watched the whole thing xP

  • @AdityaMehendale

    @AdityaMehendale

    8 жыл бұрын

    +XelPixels Your education has NOTHING to do with your life, the universe and everything, so good that you watched till the end.

  • @Hgkbukk

    @Hgkbukk

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Aditya Mehendale no offense, but that comment was just stupid.

  • @AdityaMehendale

    @AdityaMehendale

    8 жыл бұрын

    +XelPixels No offence taken; I was just feeling stupid at the moment. Or maybe wise.. or just "wiseass". Who knows.. IMO, though, cool video/concept is cool - you don't need ratification from your 'education' to enjoy it.

  • @zan700

    @zan700

    8 жыл бұрын

    +XelPixels Actually, there really was nothing stupid about that comment. No offense.

  • @EdgarPoe_Raven

    @EdgarPoe_Raven

    7 жыл бұрын

    There's no need to stay stuck to a matter,you would be surprised at how much you can learn and be good at

  • @contrabandest
    @contrabandest9 жыл бұрын

    Now I understand how offroad vehicles can flex so much, thank you!

  • @sam_s_

    @sam_s_

    4 жыл бұрын

    But do you underatand how body builders flex so much?

  • @jaygongetemwdym3730

    @jaygongetemwdym3730

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sam_s_ MMMMMMM NO

  • @csibesz07

    @csibesz07

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sam_s_ congratulations for roasting a 5 year old comment, plenty of them left

  • @sam_s_

    @sam_s_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@csibesz07 I wasn't roasting their comment. Their comment was perfectly fine. It just made me think of a stupid joke. Relax or I'll have to flex on you.

  • @kinangeagle133
    @kinangeagle1333 жыл бұрын

    The video is exactly what I needed. He didnt just explain the parts and purpose of the U join, like most other videos, but he also talked about the physics

  • @ladamyre1
    @ladamyre18 жыл бұрын

    You missed one very important point! The angle of the outputting universal joint must match the angle of the inputting joint. This problem was the source of some vibration concerns with some RWD vehicles and I have seen quite a few "Raise Kits" put on the rear suspensions of cars and trucks that did not take this into consideration. Some of those vehicles shook so violently they would loosen the fillings in your teeth! The concept of the constant velocity joint was used in the 60's and well into the 80's with what was called the "Cardigan Joint' and it had a very short piece of shaft at the front of a lot of driveshafts on GM RWD cars. A bit more complicated than this video showed, it served pretty well to eliminate vibrations caused by angle variations as long as the final output angle to the differential was under 1 degree.

  • @agungbudyatma3652

    @agungbudyatma3652

    5 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. I'm facing vibration problem in my car due to universal joint

  • @charliedee9276

    @charliedee9276

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Cardan joint", not cardigan.

  • @lucasvanhamburg4937

    @lucasvanhamburg4937

    3 жыл бұрын

    "it is clear"

  • @MrShanqwert
    @MrShanqwert9 жыл бұрын

    Another superb explanation...You made Understanding Mechanical really easier.

  • @oc2phish07
    @oc2phish074 жыл бұрын

    This is simply brilliant. Really explains the non-constant velocity perfectly.

  • @kosztaz87
    @kosztaz878 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I had no idea about the fluctuation in speed etc, especially the last minute was very helpful!

  • @rhysdavies4315
    @rhysdavies43154 жыл бұрын

    This video has made a huge difference to my understanding of this joint! Along with helping me complete my course work, many thanks.

  • @snells-window
    @snells-window2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. This is why when reassembling a tail shaft, it is very important that the marks on the slip joint line up, so the angles on each end also match

  • @egehandorum7128
    @egehandorum71284 жыл бұрын

    Such an excellent video I have ever encountered with! It is explained with simple graphs and simple explanations, as well as supported with a simple video, I really enjoyed it, and I am so grateful :)

  • @CrazyCandyCrush
    @CrazyCandyCrush5 жыл бұрын

    You've just make my understanding of the world more complicated.

  • @rentijian3464
    @rentijian34649 жыл бұрын

    This is great, thank you for teaching me for free, you deserve more subscribers

  • @vv8104

    @vv8104

    4 жыл бұрын

    There were ads. Not free.

  • @AlxM96

    @AlxM96

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vv8104 i think he was referring purely to lack of currency transactions, which is the common way the word "free" is used. In that case it is free, but I understand your point.

  • @wowthtsgood
    @wowthtsgood7 жыл бұрын

    INCREDIBLY interesting and informative!

  • @lembriggs1075
    @lembriggs10756 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for posting! This is a concept that I think very few professing professionals even have a clue!

  • @ItGetsOrganized
    @ItGetsOrganized2 жыл бұрын

    keep it amazing man, your voice makes me know I'm about to get better

  • @felixgan8781
    @felixgan87815 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful animation! Made the concept clear as day!

  • @shashankshekhar4441
    @shashankshekhar44419 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the interactive animation and explanation !

  • @hemen6249
    @hemen62496 жыл бұрын

    Awesome 👍👍 its so easy to understand. I'm glad i opened youtube to find out. And I'm logging without any other video 😁

  • @nyceyes
    @nyceyes4 жыл бұрын

    I loved these videos. Thank you for this video uploader! 🤗

  • @Mic_Glow
    @Mic_Glow5 жыл бұрын

    I needed this video in my life.

  • @Nova_Avali
    @Nova_Avali3 жыл бұрын

    3:21 you may have outsmarted me but I outsmarted your outsmarted

  • @guilhermemarcelino6720
    @guilhermemarcelino67207 жыл бұрын

    Great video!!! Congratulations, It now I can understand how a universal joint works

  • @Nixonitus
    @Nixonitus6 жыл бұрын

    Dunno why this was in my feed, but, I'm impressed by it.

  • @dukealok0303
    @dukealok03034 жыл бұрын

    Now I have understood U-joint in a better way. Thank you for making such a video.

  • @yusaknugroho3360
    @yusaknugroho33607 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation were so clear. Awesome dude!!!

  • @berkantdilber
    @berkantdilber7 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Never thought that mathematical abstractions could solve mechanical challenges with such ease. Thanks for sharing.

  • @handsomehardiksinh
    @handsomehardiksinh9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. Effort much appreciated.

  • @shivamtiwari-gf6je
    @shivamtiwari-gf6je5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work. Please continue the job.

  • @HopeIsAlliGot
    @HopeIsAlliGot5 жыл бұрын

    Ooooooo my gosh ....... Never knew that the speed on the output shaft isn’t constant after changing the angle 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks a lot dear for uploading this informative video 😊

  • @mupparamshyam
    @mupparamshyam9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this is amazing....

  • @jameshartman495
    @jameshartman4954 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for these videos. I, along with many other instructors have been tasked with converting what are normally lab activities to online lessons in a very short period of time. I certainly appreciate your site as a resource of accurate, clearly explained information.

  • @ericl2969
    @ericl29694 жыл бұрын

    If you look at light-duty 4x4 trucks from decades ago (50s, 60s, and early 70s), the transfer case was tilted down toward the rear to reduce the angle of the U-joints in the rear drive shaft (the shaft with the greatest need for running efficiently), but this increased the angle of the U-joint on the front side of the transfer case. To accommodate that, they tilted the rear (input side) of the front axle downward. This rotation of the axle position away from the position that "looks right" increased the angle of the U-joint at that location so it was a close match to the steep angle of the U-joint at the front of the transfer case. It's a setup that looks very strange if you don't know the reason, and this video explains the reason.

  • @snehashishbanerjee2575
    @snehashishbanerjee25753 жыл бұрын

    Amazing animation with lovely explanation :)

  • @krishnavardhanchary509
    @krishnavardhanchary5099 жыл бұрын

    please keep thermal related videos....your animations are simply superb....

  • @Bananer
    @Bananer6 жыл бұрын

    This video showed up randomly in my recommendations. No regrets at all :D

  • @COMB0RICO
    @COMB0RICO5 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! Thank you from Texas!

  • @NguoiconnuocViet
    @NguoiconnuocViet5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for such an interesting vid!

  • @lanzi655
    @lanzi6554 жыл бұрын

    Thanks that was well explained. Good work.

  • @Xiatle
    @Xiatle2 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, especially after smokin some good universal joints 🤙

  • @boat6868
    @boat68684 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video...thanks for sharing.

  • @gopikrishnaneupane6612
    @gopikrishnaneupane66125 жыл бұрын

    I clearly understand about universal joint. Thank you

  • @fares6599
    @fares65997 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH! i feel much better having understood this

  • @Matty_Joe
    @Matty_Joe2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I am trying to build a Lego articulated suspension system with steering. You have helped me understand the universal joints.

  • @steveHoweisno1
    @steveHoweisno18 жыл бұрын

    this is f-ing amazing. Thank you

  • @fookcheongloke1741
    @fookcheongloke17413 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Learned something today. Thanks

  • @khacduylhp
    @khacduylhp5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video! Really helpful :)

  • @reistje
    @reistje7 жыл бұрын

    My teacher always told us to use two for balance. I sorta imagined it was something like this but this is a nice video!

  • @damienmccue2793
    @damienmccue27936 жыл бұрын

    Don't know why I needed to know this but I now feel empowered.

  • @timbarrett4580
    @timbarrett45808 жыл бұрын

    I needed to figure out a way to transmit rotation to another axis without bevel gears and I had no idea how great universal joints were until this video. Thank you so much! You fucking rock!

  • @ferencszekely3550
    @ferencszekely35505 жыл бұрын

    Very useful for my final exam, Thanks!

  • @zaidhasan5379
    @zaidhasan53795 жыл бұрын

    awesomely explained

  • @guilhermerafaelzimermann4196
    @guilhermerafaelzimermann41964 жыл бұрын

    Why am i watching this at 2 am Either way, that was some good narration and good explanation, thank you

  • @adolfocarrillo248
    @adolfocarrillo2487 жыл бұрын

    outstandable!!!!!!!!Thanks Learn Engineering

  • @lamalamalamalamapapa
    @lamalamalamalamapapa Жыл бұрын

    excellent explanation!!!

  • @harrisonclark3799
    @harrisonclark37996 жыл бұрын

    I have always wondered how that works... omg thank you

  • @ardarctica
    @ardarctica6 жыл бұрын

    I've been searching for this for over a year and now finally I know how a fwd is able to steer while powering the wheels

  • @charliedee9276

    @charliedee9276

    4 жыл бұрын

    They use CV joints, quite a different animal.

  • @neerajarora5330
    @neerajarora5330 Жыл бұрын

    Great job. I am a Uni joint manufacturer but never knew why do people use double joints.

  • @ajinkyasutar5376
    @ajinkyasutar53765 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for amazing explanation

  • @rienzitrento8397
    @rienzitrento83975 жыл бұрын

    Very clear and interesting

  • @raj76471
    @raj764714 жыл бұрын

    excellent explanation...thank you very much.......

  • @user-jw7gt6cx7k
    @user-jw7gt6cx7k2 жыл бұрын

    concise and clear!

  • @saimaseemamu3319
    @saimaseemamu33193 жыл бұрын

    Very informative and easy understanding

  • @Darkscream4
    @Darkscream44 жыл бұрын

    It is clear that this video helped me alot

  • @Rafaelind
    @Rafaelind9 жыл бұрын

    Really awesome! Congratulation!

  • @SDCustoms
    @SDCustoms9 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation!

  • @manuel56354
    @manuel563542 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing

  • @joenormanmusic
    @joenormanmusic4 жыл бұрын

    It seems like everybody is here because they were curious. Not because they actually needed to know. And I think that is great.

  • @legohexman2858

    @legohexman2858

    3 жыл бұрын

    The algorithm

  • @unknownvector1
    @unknownvector18 жыл бұрын

    Finally my curiosity has been answered, nice animation

  • @wb6wsn

    @wb6wsn

    8 жыл бұрын

    +unknownvector1 And why do you believe the animation to be accurate? I have seen many animations where Wily Coyote somehow hangs in mid-air before starting to drop; is that factual?

  • @everythingengineeringwithk9461
    @everythingengineeringwithk94614 жыл бұрын

    very well explained

  • @ritanbarman
    @ritanbarman4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video

  • @praddyumnadurge9341
    @praddyumnadurge93412 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson

  • @Thetrucky69
    @Thetrucky696 жыл бұрын

    Excellent information.

  • @ThatsWhenItkickedin
    @ThatsWhenItkickedin6 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video. thanks

  • @monteiro5306
    @monteiro53066 жыл бұрын

    In one word : Great!

  • @RyanDanielowski
    @RyanDanielowski5 жыл бұрын

    As usual, I am always humbled by the efforts of our race.

  • @joygamesinteractive

    @joygamesinteractive

    4 жыл бұрын

    race? you mean SPECIES

  • @TheGreasyfastspeed

    @TheGreasyfastspeed

    4 жыл бұрын

    No he clearly means race, and is right

  • @joygamesinteractive

    @joygamesinteractive

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGreasyfastspeed unless he is talking about race as in "white race", as if the efforts only come from white people, then, he is talking about the species

  • @TheGreasyfastspeed

    @TheGreasyfastspeed

    4 жыл бұрын

    Erramir Orlans your not making sense, he says the word ‘race’, not ‘species’. That is clear.

  • @TheGreasyfastspeed

    @TheGreasyfastspeed

    4 жыл бұрын

    Erramir Orlans the ‘efforts’ as you say (or inventions) came in the vast majority, from the white race. Nothing controversial about that.

  • @ImineResveratrol
    @ImineResveratrol6 жыл бұрын

    I love that this is recommended to me

  • @mvmcali6900
    @mvmcali69003 жыл бұрын

    friggin awesome. i never really noticed that u joints have this kind of motion. think of the green dot moving back and forth on one edge of a triangle and the red dot moving on the hypotenuse of the same triangle (thats a fancy word for long side yall :) . since the red and green dots have to move those distances in the same amount of time... the green dot moves faster

  • @OriginalSchaffino
    @OriginalSchaffino6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks KZread for allowing me to nerd out when I least expect it.

  • @putinputinov6521
    @putinputinov65216 жыл бұрын

    That was interesting, thank you

  • @srujanatmikatechnologies7264
    @srujanatmikatechnologies72646 жыл бұрын

    Ur explanation is suprb

  • @er.m.sudhakarmuthiaha9283
    @er.m.sudhakarmuthiaha92833 жыл бұрын

    In your channel all videos are good Fentastic animation

  • @BennettHubert
    @BennettHubert6 жыл бұрын

    Great job.

  • @ttrmttrm4833
    @ttrmttrm48334 жыл бұрын

    Thank you . I love mechanism

  • @RobbertdeRouw2022
    @RobbertdeRouw20227 жыл бұрын

    Very clear explainantion!

  • @jasondepieri2485
    @jasondepieri24858 жыл бұрын

    "Understanding Universal Joint": 82.230 views "Jen Selter makes squats": 129.655.342 views

  • @mrglaciator

    @mrglaciator

    6 жыл бұрын

    Natural selection at its finest...

  • @Guds777

    @Guds777

    6 жыл бұрын

    i would put my universal joint in Jen Selters spline.

  • @edozero406

    @edozero406

    6 жыл бұрын

    yo culpo a los padres

  • @danthill007

    @danthill007

    6 жыл бұрын

    I will watch the Jen Selter squats right after this video

  • @murdechoc

    @murdechoc

    5 жыл бұрын

    butts are more universal than universal joints

  • @harshrajput3874
    @harshrajput38743 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your support

  • @pratikghosh2410
    @pratikghosh24108 жыл бұрын

    nice.. helpful for theory of machines

  • @Froggability
    @Froggability4 жыл бұрын

    Many years ago they taught us this at school, when disassembly the shaft always mark the parts and spline with a file so they go back exactly the same, otherwise the Jerky Motion will ruin the drive shaft. Pretty obvious. I hope kids are still taught these basics mechanics

  • @sadhgurusfunniestandwittie3620

    @sadhgurusfunniestandwittie3620

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is graduation stuff. Not taught at school

  • @sajsed2
    @sajsed26 жыл бұрын

    So that’s how they get constant velocity to the wheels, the axels 👍🏿 thank you.

  • @liemh9290
    @liemh9290 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!!!! Amazing

  • @earthstrong7855
    @earthstrong78555 жыл бұрын

    this channel rocks

  • @eddieprasad108
    @eddieprasad1089 жыл бұрын

    Your welcome, for teaching me stuff.

  • @bikramveersingh6027
    @bikramveersingh60276 жыл бұрын

    thanx for the information i wondered from my childhood that how does it works