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Analytical Methods in Dynamics and Vibrations (Mech 425, Spring 2020, Lehigh U.)
Mar 30, 2020


Topics to be covered include coordinate systems, conservation laws, equilibrium and stability, systems of particles, variable-mass systems, transport equation; basic concepts from variational calculus; generalized coordinates, holonomic & nonholonomic constraints, generalized forces, D'Alembert's principle, Hamilton's principle, Lagrange's equations, generalized momenta; 3D rigid-body motion, inertia tensors, Euler angles, axis-angle representation, Hamilton's and Lagrange's equations for rigid bodies; oscillations, free and forced response of linear systems, linearization of nonlinear systems, discrete eigenvalue problem; chaotic systems, perturbation theory; additional topics: configuration spaces, forward and inverse kinematics, Jacobian, singularities, position control, nonholonomic systems.

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