ENME6350 | ADVANCED DYNAMICS

Three dimensional kinematics: coordinate systems and transformation. Spatial rotations, and Euler angles. Relative velocity and acceleration relationships. Basics of Newtonian mechanics. Inertia tensor. Rigid body dynamics. Gyroscopic effects. Analytical mechanics: Hamilton's principle. Generalized coordinates and forces. Lagrange's equations. Lagrange multipliers and Lagrange's equations with constraints. Hamilton's equations.