Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 112)
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Credit points: 7.1
Coordinator: Dr. J. M. Krodkiewski
Prerequisite: 436-302 Mechanics of Rigid and Deformable Bodies and 400-304 Engineering Maths 3B
Contact: 39 hours comprising 18 hours of lectures and 21 hours of tutorials and laboratory
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Upon completion students should:
- be able to formulate physical and mathematical models for three dimensional dynamic analysis of mechanical systems
- solve the mathematical model by means of analytical and numerical methods
- assess stability of solutions
Content:
Equations of motion of rigid body: Euler equations, modified Euler equations. Constraints, mobility, generalised coordinates, number of degrees of freedom, driving forces, virtual displacement, generalised force, impressed forces and constraint forces. Principle of virtual work. Lagrange equations of motion. Kinetic energy function, potential energy function. Collisions of unconstrained and constrained bodies. Analysis of mathematical models.
Assessment:
A two-hour examination; tutorials, tests, assignments and laboratory reports not exceeding 20 pages.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 112)
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