ON THE STABILITY OF NONHOLONOMIC MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WITH RESPECT TO PARTIAL VARIABLES

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Stability of impulsive nonholonomic mechanical systems

Sufficient stability conditions for the manifold of equilibrium states of a nonholonomic mechanical system are established. The method of integral inequalities is used in combination with the comparison principle __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 135–143, March 2008.     

Forward and inverse dynamics of nonholonomic mechanical systems

This paper deals with the forward and the inverse dynamic problems of mechanical systems subjected to nonholonomic constraints. The intrinsically dual nature of these two problems is identified and utilised to develop a systematic approach to formulate and solve them according to an unified framework. The proposed methodology is based on the fundamental equations of constrained motion which derive from Gauss’s principle of least constraint. The main advantage arising from using the fundamental equations of constrained motion is that they represent an effective method capable to derive the generalised acceleration of a mechanical system, constrained in general by a set of nonholonomic constraints, together with the generalized constraint forces (forward dynamics). When the constraint equations are used to represent the desired behaviour of the mechanical system under study, the generalised constraint forces deriving from the fundamental equations of constrained motion provide the control actions which reproduce the specified motion for the system (inverse dynamics). This approach is systematically extended to underactuated mechanical systems introducing a new method named underactuation equivalence principle. The underactuation equivalence principle is founded on the key idea that the underactuation property of a mechanical system can be mathematically represented using a particular set of nonholonomic constraint equations. Two simple case-studies are reported to exemplify the proposed methodology. In the first case-study the computation of the generalised constraint forces relative to the revolute joint constraints of a physical pendulum is illustrated. In the second case-study the calculation of the control action which solves the swing-up problem for an inverted pendulum is described.     

Instability of equilibrium of nonholonomic systems with dissipation and circulatory forces

The paper discusses the equilibrium instability problem of the scleronomic nonholonomic systems acted upon by dissipative, conservative, and circulatory forces. The method is based on the existence of solutions to the differential equations of the motion which asymptotically tends to the equilibrium state of the system as t tends to negative infinity. It is assumed that the kinetic energy, the Rayleigh dissipation function, and the positional forces in the neighborhood of the equilibrium position are infinitely differentiable functions. The results obtained here are partially generalized the results obtained by Kozlov et al. (Kozlov, V. V. The asymptotic motions of systems with dissipation. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 58^(5), 787–792 (1994). Merkin, D. R. Introduction to the Theory of the Stability of Motion (in Russian), Nauka, Moscow (1987). Thomson, W. and Tait, P. Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Part I, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1879)). The results are illustrated by an example.     

Instability of equilibrium of nonholonomic systems with dissipation and circulatory forces

The paper discusses the equilibrium instability problem of the scleronomic nonholonomic systems acted upon by dissipative, conservative, and circulatory forces. The method is based on the existence of solutions to the differential equations of the motion which asymptotically tends to the equilibrium state of the system as t tends to negative infinity. It is assumed that the kinetic energy, the Rayleigh dissipation function, and the positional forces in the neighborhood of the equilibrium position are infinitely differentiable functions. The results obtained here are partially generalized the results obtained by Kozlov et al. (Kozlov, V. V. The asymptotic motions of systems with dissipation. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 58(5), 787–792 (1994). Merkin, D. R. Introduction to the Theory of the Stability of Motion (in Russian), Nauka, Moscow (1987). Thomson, W. and Tait, P. Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Part I, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1879)). The results are illustrated by an example.     

Gauss white noise perturbations of nonholonomic mechanical systems

The perturbations of nonholonomic mechanical systems under the Gauss white noises are studied in this paper.It is proved that the differential equations of the first-order moments of the solution process coincide with the corresponding equations in the non-perturbational case,and that there areε~2-terms but noε-terms in the differential equations of the second-order moments.Two propositions are obtained.Finally,an example is given to illustrate the application of the results.     

A certain case of equilibrium instability of nonholonomic voronets systems

Institute of Mathematics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 25, No. 10, pp. 96–101, October, 1989.     

GIBBS-APPELL’S EQUATIONS OF VARIABLE MASS NONLINEAR NONHOLONOMIC MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

In this paper,the Gibbs-Appell’s equations of motion are extended to the most generalvariable mass nonholonomic mechanical systems.Then the Gibbs-Appell’s equations ofmotion in terms of generalized coordinates or quasi-coordinates and an integral variationalprinciple of variable mass nonlinear nonholonomic mechanical systems are obtained.Finally,an example is given.     

A new analytical technique to find periodic solutions of non-linear systems

Based on the classical harmonic balance method a new technique is presented to determine higher approximate periodic solutions of the non-linear differential equations. The new method is systematic and simple. The solution covers the general initial value problem (i.e., for while the existing solution is determined for a particular case, especially for . The solution is easily transformed to perturbation solution. The method is used in various non-linear problems possessing second and more than second derivatives.     

Energy integrals for mechanical systems with nonlinear nonholonomic constraints

The work analyzes energy relations for nonholonomic systems, whose motion is restricted by nonlinear nonholonomic constraints. For the mechanical systems with linear constraints, the analysis of energy relations was carried out in [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] …. On the basis of corresponding Lagrange’s equations, a general law of the change in energy dε/dt is formulated for mentioned systems by the help of which it is shown that there are two types of the laws of conservation of energy, depending on the structure of elementary work of the forces of constraint reactions. Also, the condition for existing the second type of the law of conservation of energy is formulated in the form of the system of partial differential equations. The obtained results are illustrated by a model of nonholonomic mechanical system.     

The continuation and stability analysis methods for quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - The continuation and stability analysis methods for quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear systems are proposed. The proposed continuation method advances the...     

Equations of motion for nonholonomic mechanical systems with unilateral constraints

IntroductionThemotionofamechanicalsystemwithunilateralconstraintsismoregeneralthanwithbilateralconstraints1andyetitsinvestigationismoredifficult[1,2].Thesystemswithunilateralconstraintsinvolvetheholonomicmechanicalsystemswithunilateralholonomicconstraints[3～6]andthenonholonondcmeChanicalsystemswithunilateralholonondcconstraintS[7]andthenonholonondcmechanicalsystemswithunilateralnonholonondcconstraintS[2]andsoon.ThispaperstUdiesatypeofmoregeneralsystemswithunilateralconstfaints:nonholonondcs…     

ROUTH’S EQUATIONS FOR GENERAL NONHOLONOMIC MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OF VARIABLE MASS

In this paper,Routh’s equations for the mechanical systems of the variable masswith nonlinear nonholonomic constraints of arbitrary orders in a noninertial referencesystem have been deduced not from any variational principles,but from the dynamicalequations of Newtonian mechanics.And then again the other forms of equations fornonholonomic systems of variable mass are obtained from Routh’s equations.     

KANE’S EQUATIONS FOR PERCUSSION MOTION OF VARIABLE MASS NONHOLONOMIC MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

In this paper,the Kane’s equations for the Routh’s form of variable massnonholonomic systems are established.and the Kane’s equations for percussion motionof variable mass holonomic and nonholonomic systems are deduced from them. Secondly,the equivalence to Lagrange’s equations for percussion motion and Kane’sequations is obtained,and the application of the new equation is illustrated by anexample.