Tangential Acceleration

Tangential acceleration, abbreviated as \(a_t\), is how much the tangential velocity of a point at a radius changes with time.

 

Tangential acceleration formula
\(\large{ a_t = r \; \alpha }\)
Symbol	English	Metric
\(\large{ a_t }\) = tangential acceleration	\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec^2}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m}{s^2}}\)
\(\large{ \alpha }\)  (Greek symbol alpha) = angular acceleration	\(\large{\frac{deg}{sec^2}}\)	\(\large{\frac{rad}{s^2}}\)
\(\large{ r }\) = radius of object rotation	\(\large{ ft }\)	\(\large{ m }\)

 

Tangential acceleration formula
\(\large{ a_t = \frac{\Delta \omega }{ \Delta t } }\)
Symbol	English	Metric
\(\large{ a_t }\) = tangential acceleration	\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec^2}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m}{s^2}}\)
\(\large{ \Delta \omega }\)  (Greek symbol omega) = angular velocity differential	\(\large{\frac{deg}{sec}}\)	\(\large{\frac{rad}{s}}\)
\(\large{ \Delta t }\) = time differential	\(\large{ sec }\)	\(\large{ s }\)