Intermediate Dynamics for Engineers

A Unified Treatment of Newton-Euler and Lagrangian Mechanics
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-521-87483-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

This book has sufficient material for two semester-length courses in intermediate engineering dynamics. For the first course, a Newton-Euler approach is used, followed by a Lagrangrian approach in the second. Using some ideas from differential geometry, the equivalence of these two approaches is illuminated throughout the text. In addition, this book contains comprehensive treatments of the kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. The subject matter is illuminated by numerous, highly structured examples and exercises featuring a wide range of applications and numerical simulations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Reilly, Oliver M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Kontinuumsmechanik, Strömungslehre
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Strömungslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Dynamics of a Single Particle: 1. Kinematics of a particle; 2. Kinetics of a particle; 3. Lagrange's equations of motion for a single particle; Part II. Dynamics of a System of Particles: 4. The equations of motion for a system of particles; 5. Dynamics of systems of particles; Part III. Dynamics of a Single Rigid Body: 6. Rotation tensors; 7. Kinematics of rigid bodies; 8. Constraints on and potentials for rigid bodies; 9. Kinetics of a rigid body; 10. Lagrange's equations of motion for a single rigid body; Part IV. Systems of Rigid Bodies: 11. Introduction to multibody systems; Appendix 1. Background on tensors; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

O'Reilly, Oliver M.
Oliver M. O'Reilly is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests lie in continuum mechanics and nonlinear dynamics, specifically in the dynamics of rigid bodies and particles, Cosserat and directed continua, dynamics of rods, history of mechanics, and vehicle dynamics. O'Reilly is the author of numerous archival publications and of Engineering Dynamics: A Primer.