The Analysis of Complex Nonlinear Mechanical Systems: A Computer Algebra Assisted Approach (disk included)

Martin Lesser

ISBN 10: 9810222092 / ISBN 13: 9789810222093

Published by World Scientific, 1995

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Ex-library with the usual features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover shows light wear. 341 pages. 3 1/2 inch disk included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Analysis of Complex Nonlinear Mechanical Systems: A Computer Algebra Assisted Approach (disk included)
• Publisher: World Scientific
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810222092
• ISBN 13: 9789810222093
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

The book covers the fundamentals of the mechanics of multibody systems, i.e., systems of interconnected rigid bodies. A geometric view is emphasized in which the techniques and algorithms are motivated by the picture of the rigid body system as a point in the multidimensional space of all possible configurations. The reader is introduced to computer algebra methods in the form of a system, called Sophia, which is implemented in the Maple symbolic manipulation system. The first chapter provides a motivational introduction to the basic principles and an introduction to Maple. Kinematics based on the idea of tangent vectors to the configuration manifold sets the stage for dynamical analysis. The latter ranges from the Lagrange and Gibbs-Appell to Kane's equations. Coverage includes nonholonomic systems and redundant variable methods. The computer algebra methods included enable the treatment of nontrivial mechanical systems and the development of efficient numerical codes for simulation.