ADVANCED DYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERS.

Abstract

This text on advanced dynamics introduces the use of computer analysis and numerical methods in the solution of dynamics problems. The book is divided into two parts. Part One contains an extensive review of elementary dynamics. The second part of the book covers the topics of general rigid body motion, Euler's equations, the routhian, Hamilton's principle, the hamiltonian, Hamilton's equations, the theory of small oscillation about an equilibrium point or about steady motion, and finally, digital computer simulation. First the theory and history of the analog computer are reviewed. This is followed by an elementary discussion of digital and hybrid computer simulation. Finally, an extensive and thorough summary of the features of the continuous system simulation language (CSSL), version 4, is presented.