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Coupled, multi-rigid body systems, such as the acrobot (acrobat robot on the high bar)
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Coupled Rigid Bodies, Impulsive Dynamics, Applications - Trap Jaw Ants, Leaping Lizards, Falling Cat
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- 1 Get it?
- 2 Introduction of topics
- 3 Unusual behavior of rolling and spinning bodies, like the tippe top and a spinning egg
- 4 Coupled, multi-rigid body systems, such as the acrobot (acrobat robot on the high bar)
- 5 Conservation of angular momentum and interesting applications, such as astronaut reorientation in space ("Elroy's beanie"), tail-assisted pitch control of jumping lizards (suggesting the use of tail…
- 6 Gyro-stabilization of ships (watercraft rocking due to waves) and control momentum gyroscopes for spacecraft. The company that makes the ship-stabilizing gyro is https://www.seakeeper.com
- 7 Impact dynamics or impulsive dynamics, instantaneous dynamics vs. continuous dynamics. Applications include passive dynamic walking (of a simple compass bipedal walker), jumping popper toy (quick re…
- 8 Continuous systems of changing geometry modeled as quasi-rigid bodies (that is bodies with time-varying geometry) with time-varying moment of inertia, e.g., the flying snake. More about flying snake…
