Geometrical derivation of Lagrange's equations for a system of rigid bodies

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-422

  Casey, James ^a   O'Reilly, Oliver M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lagrange's equations; System of rigid bodies

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS);

ANGULAR MOMENTA; GEOMETRICAL DERIVATION; HERTZIAN SPACE; HOLONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; LAGRANGES'S EQUATIONS; NON-HOLONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; RIGID BODIES;

RIGIDITY;

EID: 33746049818     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286505044137     Document Type: Article

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