Formulation of equations of motion for constrained systems with: Newton/Euler equations; angular momentum principle; D’Alembert principle (Dynamics road maps); power, work, and energy; Kane’s method; and Lagrange’s equations; Numerical solutions of nonlinear algebraic and differential equations governing the behavior of multiple degree of freedom systems; Symbolic and numerical computational methods, Computer simulation of multi-body dynamic systems.
Suggested Text:
- Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics by Williams, James H., Jr.