Nonholonomic Motion of Rigid Mechanical Systems from a DAE Viewpoint
Nonholonomic Motion of Rigid Mechanical Systems from a DAE Viewpoint
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USDThis book contains a unique description of the nonholonomic motion of systems of rigid bodies by differential algebraic systems. Nonholonomic Motion of Rigid Mechanical Systems from a DAE Viewpoint focuses on rigid body systems subjected to kinematic constraints (constraints that depend on the velocities of the bodies, e.g., as they arise for nonholonomic motions) and discusses in detail how the equations of motion are developed. The authors show that such motions can be modeled in terms of differential algebraic equations (DAEs), provided only that the correct variables are introduced. Several issues are investigated in depth to provide a sound and complete justification of the DAE model. These issues include the development of a generalized Gauss principle of least constraint, a study of the effect of the failure of an important full-rank condition, and a precise characterization of the state spaces.
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January 1987Paperback
9780898714463
148 pages
252 × 177 × 8 mm
0.283kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Gauss Principle for Mass Points
- 3. The Configuration Space of a Rigid Body
- 4. Unconstrained Rigid Bodies
- 5. Constrained Rigid Bodies
- 6. DAE Formulation in Linear Spaces
- 7. DAE Formulation on Manifolds
- 8. Computational Methods
- 9. Computational Examples
- Appendix. Submanifolds
- References
- Index.
