ESSENTIALS OF DYNAMICS AND VIBRATIONS
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- Author: JOHN BILLINGSLEY
- ISBN: 9783319565163
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Dynamic objects move in mysterious ways. Their analysis is a
difficult subject involving matrices, differential equations and the complex
algebra of oscillatory systems. However, in this textbook, the
author draws on his long experience of designing autopilots, robots for
nuclear inspection and agricultural machine guidance to present the essentials
with a light touch. The emphasis is on a deep understanding of the fundamentals
rather than rote-learning of techniques. The inertia tensor is presented as a
key to understanding motion ranging from boomerangs to gyroscopes. Chains of
transformations unravel the motion of a robot arm.
To help the reader visualise motion, ranging from unbalanced
rotors to vibrating systems with multiple modes and damping, there are abundant
simulation examples on a linked website. These will run in any web browser,
while their simple code is on open view for modification and experimentation.
They show that nonlinear systems present no problems, so that friction damping
can be modelled with ease.
A particular problem for mechanical engineers is that the
vibration topics encroach on the territory of the electrical engineer. State
variables open up control theory while the solution of differential equations
with sinusoidal inputs is simplified by an understanding of sine-waves as
complex exponentials. The linked web site has several areas of mathematics
revision to help.
A final chapter pokes fun at the misrepresentation of dynamics
in cinema productions.