MAE 789 Advanced Dynamics II

3 Credit Hours

This course is a follow-on course to MAE 511 (Advanced Dynamics I), and will begin with a brief review of MAE 511. The course will then move on to cover Newton-Euler methods for multi-body systems, Lagrange’s equations, Kane’s equations, Hamilton’s equations, quaternions, Liapunov stability analysis of dynamic systems, and additional topics as time permits. Example applications will include planetary rovers, renewable energy systems (e.g. wind turbines and wave energy devices), and aerospace vehicles.

Prerequisite

MAE 511: Advanced Dynamics I (also listed as “MAE 511: Advanced Dynamics with Applications to Aerospace Systems”)

Enrollment for this course is through the Engineering Online Registration System. Go to http://go.ncsu.edu/eol_registration.

Review Engineering Online course catalog.

Course Objectives

The main objective of this course is learn how to apply Newton-Euler methods, Lagrange’s equations, and Kane’s equations to model and simulate the dynamics of multi-body systems.

Course Requirements

Homework assignments
Project assignments
Exams: 1 midterm and 1 final.

Textbooks

William Tyrrell Thomson, Introduction to Space Dynamics, Dover, 9780486651132

Leonard Meirovitch, Methods of Analytical Dynamics, Dover, 9780486432397