Analysis of Complex Nonlinear Mechanical Systems: A Computer Algebra Assisted Approach (World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science Series a)
By Martin Lesser.
Description
The book covers the fundamentals of the mechanics of multibody systems, i.e., systems of interconnected rigid bodies. A geometric view is emphasized in which the techniques and algorithms are motivated by the picture of the rigid body system as a point in the multidimensional space of all possible configurations. The reader is introduced to computer algebra methods in the form of a system, called Sophia, which is implemented in the Maple symbolic manipulation system. The first chapter provides a motivational introduction to the basic principles and an introduction to Maple. Kinematics based...
ISBN(s)
9810234775, 9789810234775
