MAE 6700

Advanced Dynamics

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course offers an in-depth look at several contemporary approaches to classical mechanics, i.e. the kinematics and kinetics of systems of particles and bodies that may be rigid or elastic.  Frames of reference, coordinate systems, vector kinematics, and concepts of energy and momentum are considered in the most general terms.  Analytical methods include Kane's formulation, Hamilton's equations, and the Udwadia-Kalaba method.  Holonomic and non-holonomic systems are considered in this context.  The course introduces concepts in differential geometry as well as the stability and control of such systems.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MAE 5730.

• Students will be able to analyze multibody dynamics problems involving 3D motion, contact, and flexible components using multiple contemporary techniques, such as Kane's method and the Udwadia-Kalaba method.

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