Newton-Euler Dynamics

by Mark D. Ardema

Most of the books just listed are for an elective course in "Intermediate dynamics" covering advanced Newtonian and introductory Lagrangian methods.  Such a books does not give adequate emphasis to advanced topics in Newton-Euler dynamics.  Because the first required course in dynamics usually concentrates on 2-D dynamics, important 3-D problems are left to a further course. Examples are robots, automated manufacturing devices, aerospace vehicles, and biomechanical components.  This material cannot be covered adequately in one course if it is to be shared with an introduction to Langrangian methods.  The proposed text is devoted to application of Newton-Euler methods to complex, real-life 3-D dynamics problems; it essentially completes this topic.

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First published November 19, 2004