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Constrained motion is of paramount importance in the design and analysis of mechanical systems and central to the study of analytical dynamics. The problem of constrained motion was first posed over two hundred years ago, and it has been worked on vigorously ever since. This book offers a fresh approach to the subject. Eminently readable, it is written as an introduction to analytical dynamics, with emphasis on fundamental concepts in mechanics. The connection between generalized inverses of matrices and constrained motion is a central theme. The book begins with a description of the motion of a particle subjected to holonomic and nonholonomic constraints and presents explicit equations of motion. Examples are provided throughout the book, and carefully formulated problems at the end of each chapter reinforce the material covered. This computationally appealing approach will be useful to students in engineering and the applied sciences.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521048330
eBay Product ID (ePID)90219050
Product Key Features
Number of Pages276 Pages
Publication NameAnalytical Dynamics: a New Approach
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMechanics
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMechanical Engineering
AuthorRobert E. Kalaba, Firdaus E. Udwadia
Dimensions
Item Height228 mm
Item Weight415 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorFirdaus E. Udwadia, Robert E. Kalaba