Analytical Mechanics

I will teach basics and applications of analytical mechanics, emphasizing variation principle of statics, variation principle of dynamics, and method of variation. These issues will be applied to link mechanisms, elastic/inelastic object deformation, and rigid body rotation.

1st 9/28Introduction: Newton mechanics vs analytical mechanics
2nd10/ 5Variational Principles: variational principle in statics
3rd10/12Variational Principles: variational principle in dynamics
4th10/19Link Mechanisms: open link mechanism, kinetic energy
5th10/26Link Mechanisms: open link mechanism, Lagrange equations, class/methods
6th11/ 2Link Mechanisms: PD/PI control, closed link mechanism
7th11/ 9Rigid Body Rotation: planar/spatial rotation
8th11/16Rigid Body Rotation: dynamic equation of rotation
9th11/23Rigid Body Rotation: quaternion
10th11/30Elastic Deformation: strain potential energy, kinetic energy
11th12/ 7Elastic Deformation: 1D finite element method (FEM)
12th12/14Elastic Deformation: 2D/3D deformation, finite element method
13th12/21Elastic Deformation: static deformation, dynamic deformation
14th 1/13Elastic Deformation: Green strain, Variational calculus

Handouts
1st    Introduction
2nd-3th    Variational Principles sample programs    appendix
4th-6th    Link Mechanisms sample programs    vector derivatives
7th-9th    Rigid Bidy Rotation sample programs
10th-14th    Elastic Deformation sample programs



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