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About this online course

OVERVIEW DETAILS BENEFITS

ADMISSION CONTACT

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs" (Henry Ford)

Rather like solving a tough mystery, this course is a "Howdunit" - tracking down and
applying the equations of motion for complex dynamic systems. The course presents
mechanics in a matrix from relation so that you can derive systematically in a short
timeframe the equations of motion of complex systems.

The course begins with concepts that are simple and intuitive and then generalizes
these concepts step by step into a broader analysis of the dynamics. The main goal of
the course is to help you learn how to apply the fundamentals of Lagrangian
mechanics to practical engineering problems. In this way you will learn to resolve
intriguing problems in areas of engineering such as mechanical, aerospace, robotics,
biomechanical, mechatronics.

The topics that are covered in this course are:

introduction to 3D mechanics appropriate for symbolic manipulation

matrix notation for vectors, vector transformation and vector multiplications,
transformation matrix, rotation operator, inertia matrix
Momentum and Angular Momentum
kinetic energy of bodies with a fixed point in space
equations of motion of bodies with a fixed point in space (3D)
equations of motion of free bodies
Gyroscopic Motion
Hamilton's Principle
Lagrange equations
simulations using Lagrange equations of motion
alternative methods to derive equations of motion

Literature and Study Materials

Recommended literature - J.H. Ginsberg, Advanced engineering dynamics, Cambridge,
Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2nd. Ed ISBN 0521646049.

Assessment
You will complete three assignments during the course and one final assignment
which involves a simulation of the dynamics of a complex mechanical system. These
assignments will be handed in digitally through the Electronic Learning Environment.

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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