Explore the energy-based Lagrangian approach to mechanics in this comprehensive lecture on analytical dynamics. Learn about generalized coordinates, constraints, and degrees of freedom as foundational topics. Delve into holonomic and nonholonomic constraints, with a focus on rolling without slipping. Examine various examples to reinforce understanding, and discover the surprising dynamics of the "shopping cart instability". Gain insights into efficiently deriving equations of motion for mechanical systems using variables that avoid calculating unnecessary reaction forces.
Lagrange's Equations Introduction - Generalized Coordinates, Constraints, Degrees of Freedom
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction to Lagrangian approach with initial example and motivation.
Foundational topics of generalized coordinates, constraints, and degrees of freedom, .
thinking through some examples.
Nonholonomic constraints, which are mostly related to rolling without slipping. .
the surprising dynamics of a shopping cart, called the "shopping cart instability".
Taught by
Ross Dynamics Lab
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