Applied Dynamics provides a modern and thorough examination of dynamics with specific emphasis on physical examples and applications such as: robotic systems, magnetic bearings, aerospace dynamics, and microelectromagnetic machines. Also includes the development of the method of virtual velocities based on the principle of virtual power.
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This intermediate level text is written for use by an undergraduate senior or first year graduate student in a dynamics course. Provides a modern and thorough examination of dynamics with specific emphasis on physical examples and applications such as: robotics, magnetic bearings, aircraft dynamics, and microelectromagnetic machines. Also includes the development of the method of virtual velocities based on the principle of virtual power.
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A Modern, Practical Treatment of Dynamics for the Intermediate Reader
Applied Dynamics presents a modern treatment of dynamics not found in any other book. It introduces concepts of multibody dynamics, mechatronic dynamics, and nonlinear dynamics as well as traditional dynamics and examines underlying principles in the context of present-day computational methods. The book offers insight into modern analytical tools such as virtual power and Lagrange's equations through a focus on real-world examples and applications including robotic systems, magnetic bearings, aerospace dynamics, and microelectromagnetic machines.
Based on Francis C. Moon's successful Intermediate Dynamics course at Cornell University, Applied Dynamics meets the growing need for an intermediate text that will help students develop practical problem-solving skills. This timely and useful volume:
* Introduces the modern method of virtual power (Kane/Jourdain methods) as well as traditional methods of Newton-Euler and Lagrange equations
* Illustrates applications and phenomena of modern dynamics with numerous examples, graphics, and homework problems
* Demonstrates the solution of dynamics problems using modern software tools such as MATLAB and Mathematica
* Discusses both matrix and vector methods
* Explains the derivation of equation of motion in electromechanical systems
* Reviews important phenomena associated with the nonlinear equations of rigid body dynamics
* Integrates modeling, derivation of equations, and solutions of equations
Applied Dynamics: With Applications to Multibody and Mechatronic Systems is an ideal text for one-semester courses at the senior undergraduate or first-year graduate level. It is also useful for more advanced students seeking to enhance their understanding of modern software tools or pursue independent investigation.
Applied Dynamics presents a modern treatment of dynamics not found in any other book. It introduces concepts of multibody dynamics, mechatronic dynamics, and nonlinear dynamics as well as traditional dynamics and examines underlying principles in the context of present-day computational methods. The book offers insight into modern analytical tools such as virtual power and Lagrange's equations through a focus on real-world examples and applications including robotic systems, magnetic bearings, aerospace dynamics, and microelectromagnetic machines.
Based on Francis C. Moon's successful Intermediate Dynamics course at Cornell University, Applied Dynamics meets the growing need for an intermediate text that will help students develop practical problem-solving skills. This timely and useful volume:
* Introduces the modern method of virtual power (Kane/Jourdain methods) as well as traditional methods of Newton-Euler and Lagrange equations
* Illustrates applications and phenomena of modern dynamics with numerous examples, graphics, and homework problems
* Demonstrates the solution of dynamics problems using modern software tools such as MATLAB and Mathematica
* Discusses both matrix and vector methods
* Explains the derivation of equation of motion in electromechanical systems
* Reviews important phenomena associated with the nonlinear equations of rigid body dynamics
* Integrates modeling, derivation of equations, and solutions of equations
Applied Dynamics: With Applications to Multibody and Mechatronic Systems is an ideal text for one-semester courses at the senior undergraduate or first-year graduate level. It is also useful for more advanced students seeking to enhance their understanding of modern software tools or pursue independent investigation.
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Good introductory book but incomplete and inconsistent: A Dynamicist from MA,
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It is an introductory book for Applied Dynamics. Don't buy it as a basic book on dynamics, for that there are the standard books like Methods of Analytical Dynamics by Meirovitch , Classical Dynamics by Greenwood and many others. It can serve however as an introduction to Multi-Body dynamics, especially as an introductory book to Kane's Dynamics or to Wittenburg's Dynamics of Systems of Rigid Bodies. It presents the common methods and it gives some good examples. But the book jumps from one subject to another quite inconsistently. It looks like the author pasted sections from few books and didn't invest the energy to unify it. For example, he presented Wittenburg's incidence matrix, gave an incomplete and too simple example and jumped to a different method. The part of orbital dynamics is too trivial, has nothing to do with the rest of the book and in my opinion should not be there at all.
On the other hand, he doesn't mention Quaternions and other attitude representations, and the treatment of transformation matrices is insufficient. But worst, the book is full with typos and I had hard time to follow examples until I realized that the problem is with the book. I don't understand why classical books like by Whittaker or even by Meirovitch are typo free while new books are so lousy. There is a very nice book on Multi-Body dynamics by Amirouche, but it is terrible in terms of errors and inconsistency in notations. It could be a beautiful book if he just invested more time. To conclude, there are some nice representative examples; especially it presents nicely the virtual power approach to Multi-Body dynamics, but it is a disappointment for readers with analytical mind and solid math background who expect something more meticulous.
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For the scientist, dynamics is both familiar and fascinating; its subject matter is close to everyday experience, yet it still holds surprises and mysteries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
virtual power method, dumbbell satellite, tethered pair, planar impact, connected rigid bodies, multibody problems, electromechanical dynamics, rolling constraint, multibody dynamics, multibody system, nonholonomic constraints, generalized velocities, magnetic actuator, finite motions, principal inertias, kinetic energy function, base motion, virtual velocities, virtual work, generalized variables, finite rotation, inertia matrix, planar motion, generalized velocity, kinematic relations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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For the scientist, dynamics is both familiar and fascinating; its subject matter is close to everyday experience, yet it still holds surprises and mysteries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
virtual power method, dumbbell satellite, tethered pair, planar impact, connected rigid bodies, multibody problems, electromechanical dynamics, rolling constraint, multibody dynamics, multibody system, nonholonomic constraints, generalized velocities, magnetic actuator, finite motions, principal inertias, kinetic energy function, base motion, virtual velocities, virtual work, generalized variables, finite rotation, inertia matrix, planar motion, generalized velocity, kinematic relations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cornell University, Professor Thomas Kane of Stanford University, Working Model New!
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