Topics to be covered include coordinate systems, conservation laws, equilibrium and stability, systems of particles, variable-mass systems, transport equation; basic concepts from variational calculus; generalized coordinates, holonomic & nonholonomic constraints, generalized forces, D'Alembert's principle, Hamilton's principle, Lagrange's equations, generalized momenta; 3D rigid-body motion, inertia tensors, Euler angles, axis-angle representation, Hamilton's and Lagrange's equations for rigid bodies; oscillations, free and forced response of linear systems, linearization of nonlinear systems, discrete eigenvalue problem; chaotic systems, perturbation theory; additional topics: configuration spaces, forward and inverse kinematics, Jacobian, singularities, position control, nonholonomic systems.

Course Site:

• https://coursesite.lehigh.edu/course/view.php?id=112329

Course Information and Policies:

• Course Policies and Syllabus (PDF)

Course Schedule:

teaching mechanical