The development of the dynamics of rigid body with state variables

The dynamics of a rigid body can be investigated by using state variables instead of Euler's equations. Since the differential equations have a canonical form of the first order, the method mentioned has distinct advantages not only for qualitative analysis but also for numerical calculation. In the present paper the development of this method in China is summarized.     

A method for relaxing parameter constraints in rigid body dynamics

As attractive alternatives to a set of three Euler angles, the rotation of a rigidly deforming body is often represented using four or more parameters. The accompanying parameter constraints introduce generalized constraint forces in the equations of motion which can often negate the benefits of a particular parameterization. In this paper, we discuss situations where the parameter constraints are not imposed. Thus, although the body no longer deforms rigidly, it does deform homogeneously. This allows the theory of a Cosserat point (or, equivalently, the theory of a pseudo-rigid body) to be used to establish equations governing its motion. Earlier work on this topic by O’Reilly and Varadi considered the four Euler parameters and the single Euler parameter constraint. Here, we consider Poincaré's six parameter representation of a rotation tensor, and, complementing earlier work, discuss numerical implementation and representative simulations. One of the contributions of this paper is the development of a viscoelastic Cosserat point, whose equations of motion are free from parameter constraints and singularities, that can be used to approximate the motion of a rigid body.     

Some model problems of dynamics for a rigid body interacting with a medium

The paper addresses the stability of solutions of ordinary differential equations of particular type for different statements and assumptions. The equations are interpreted as models of motion of a rigid body under the action of the ambient medium __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 10, pp. 49–67, October 2007.     

New solutions of classical problems in rigid body dynamics

The equations of motion of a rigid body acted upon by general conservative potential and gyroscopic forces were reduced by Yehia to a single second-order differential equation. The reduced equation was used successfully in the study of stability of certain simple motions of the body. In the present work we use the reduced equation to construct a new particular solution of the dynamics of a rigid body about a fixed point in the approximate field of a far Newtonian centre of attraction. Using a transformation to a rotating frame we also construct a new solution of the problem of motion of a multiconnected rigid body in an ideal incompressible fluid. It turns out that the solutions obtained generalize a known solution of the simplest problem of motion of a heavy rigid body about a fixed point due to Dokshevich.     

Differential equations for librational motion of gravity-oriented rigid body

We consider a gravity-oriented rigid body on a circular Keplerian orbit in a central gravitational field. The motion of the body is affected by a perturbation torque given by a cubic approximation. With the inclusion of the third infinitesimal terms, we introduce a new notation for the differential equations of disturbed motion. This form generalizes the familiar equations in canonical variations extending them to the case where both the potential and the non-potential disturbing forces are operative. This form is convenient for the analysis of non-linear oscillations of a body about its center of mass with the use of the asymptotic methods of non-linear mechanics.     

A SYMPLECTIC ALGORITHM FOR DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODY

For the dynamics of a rigid body with a fixed point based on the quaternion and the corresponding generalized momenta,a displacement-based symplectic integration scheme for differential-algebraic equations is proposed and applied to the Lagrange’s equa- tions based on dependent generalized momenta.Numerical experiments show that the algorithm possesses such characters as high precision and preserving system invariants. More importantly,the generalized momenta based Lagrange’s equations show unique ad- vantages over the traditional Lagrange’s equations in symplectic integrations.     

Quasi-Euler-Poinsot motion of a rigid body

The phase-plane method of nonlinear oscillation is used to discuss the influence of the small dissipation upon the Euler-Poinsot motion of a rigid body about a fixed point. The equations of phase coordinates are applied instead of Eulerian equations, and the global characteristics of the motion of rigid body are analysed according to the distribution and the type of the singular points. A Chaplygin's sphere on a rough plane, a rigid body in viscous medium and one with a cavity filled with viscous fluid are discussed as examples. It is shown that the motions of rigid bodies dissipated by various physical factors have a common qualitative character. The rigid body tends to make a permanent rotation about the principal axis of the largest moment of inertia. The transitive process can change from oscillatory to aperiodic with the decrease in dissipation.     

平面刚体系统的参数预调节保辛算法

保辛积分方法在约束哈密顿系统中有着重要的应用,是因为其在长时间仿真中表现出极好的稳定性。然而随着仿真时长增加,保辛格式通常具有较大的相位误差累积。本文提出了一种平面多刚体系统的参数预调节保辛积分方法。通过推导具有待定参数的改进的拉格朗日方程,并将其与已有保辛格式相结合并预先调节相关参数取值,可以大幅降低数值解的相位误差。理论分析与数值结果表明参数预调节保辛积分方法不仅保持了辛结构,而且具有很低的相位误差累积。因此,参数预调节保辛积分方法可应用于长时间仿真分析。     

Melnikov's method for rigid bodies subject to small perturbation torques

Summary In this paper, the global motion of rigid bodies subjected to small perturbation torques, either conservative or dissipative, is investigated by means of Melnikov's method. Deprit's variables are introduced to transform the equations of motion into a standard form which is rendered suitable for the application of Melnikov's method. The Melnikov method is used to predict the transversal intersections of stable and unstable manifolds for the pertubed rigid-body motion. The chosen examples are a self-excited rigid body subject to a small periodic torque in a viscous medium, and the heavy rigid body. It is shown in both cases that there exist transversal intersections of heteroclinic orbits for certain ranges of parameter values.     

Using quaternion matrices to describe the kinematics and nonlinear dynamics of an asymmetric rigid body

A set of four quaternion matrices is used to represent the equations of finite rotation theory and to describe the kinematics and nonlinear dynamics of an asymmetric rigid body in space. The results obtained are tested in setting up direction-cosine matrices, calculating three-index symbols, establishing the relationship between the components of angular velocity in body-fixed and space-fixed frames of reference, and using a set of three independent rotations. Euler–Lagrange equations and a set of four quaternion matrices are used to construct a block-matrix model describing the nonlinear dynamics of a free asymmetric rigid body in three-dimensional space. The model gives the matrix Euler’s equations of motion and other special cases. Algorithms adapted to use in a numerical experiment are developed Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 133–143, February 2009.     

Screw-matrix method in dynamics of multibody systems

In the present paper the concept of screw in classical mechanics is expressed in matrix form, in order to formulate the dynamical equations of the multibody systems. The mentioned method can retain the advantages of the screw theory and avoid the shortcomings of the dual number notation. Combining the screw-matrix method with the tool of graph theory in Roberson/Wittenberg formalism. We can expand the application of the screw theory to the general case of multibody systems. For a tree system, the dynamical equations for eachj-th subsystem, composed of all the outboard bodies connected byj-th joint can be formulated without the constraint reaction forces in the joints. For a nontree system, the dynamical equations of subsystems and the kinematical consistency conditions of the joints can be derived using the loop matrix. The whole process of calculation is unified in matrix form. A three-segment manipulator is discussed as an example. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Fund.     

The dynamics of coupled planar rigid bodies. II. Bifurcations,periodic solutions,and chaos

We give a complete bifurcation and stability analysis for the relative equilibria of the dynamics of three coupled planar rigid bodies. We also use the equivariant Weinstein-Moser theorem to show the existence of two periodic orbits distinguished by symmetry type near the stable equilibrium. Finally we prove that the dynamics is chaotic in the sense of Poincaré-Birkhoff-Smale horseshoes using the version of Melnikov's method suitable for systems with symmetry due to Holmes and Marsden.     

考虑刚体运动与弹性运动耦合影响的旋转叶片振动有限元分析

本文研究了旋转叶片的纵向振动和双向横振动,考虑了刚体运动和弹性振动的耦合关系,利用有限元法推导出离散系统动力学方程,从而引出陀螺特征值问题。本文就某一特例了计算了在不同转速时叶片振动的自然频率,讨论了转速对振动频率的影响。     

On the reduction of the rotational equations of rigid body dynamics

Summary Necessary and sufficient conditions are investigated for reduction of the rotational equations of rigid body dynamics to simplified vectorial forms.

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Sommario Indagine sulle condizioni necessarie e sufficienti per la riduzione di equazioni rotazionali relative alla dinamica di corpi rigidi in forme vettoriali semplificate.

     

Dyadic method for tensor functions

In this paper, we discuss tensor functions by dyadic representation of tensor. Two different cases of scalar invariants and two different cases of tensor invariants are calculated. It is concluded that there are six independent scale invariants for a symmetrical tensor and an antisymmetrical tensor, and there are twelve invariants for two symmetrical tensors and an antisymmetrical tensor. And we present a new list of tensor invariants for the tensor-valued isotropic function. The project supported by the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Project “Nonlinear Science” and the National Basic Research Project “The Several Key Problems of Fluid and Aerodynamics”     

New solvable problems in the dynamics of a rigid body about a fixed point in a potential field

We determine the general form of the potential of the problem of motion of a rigid body about a fixed point, which allows the angular velocity to remain permanently in a principal plane of inertia of the body. Explicit solution of the problem of motion is reduced to inversion of a single integral. A several-parameter generalization of the classical case due to Bobylev and Steklov is found. Special cases solvable in elliptic and ultraelliptic functions of time are discussed.     

The equilibrium equations and constitutive equations of the growing deformable body in the framework of continuum theory

In this paper, a general framework of continuum theory for a growing deformable body is established. Firstly, the so-called material accretion derivative is defined. Based on this definition, a general form of the equilibrium equation and its growing boundary condition describing motion of the growing deformable body are deduced in detail. From the process of deduction, the concept of coupling function of growth is derived, which reflects the influence of the accretive boundary surface. Then, the equilibrium equations, including the equation of mass, momentum, moment of momentum and energy, are discussed. Also, the entropy inequality is given according to the assumption of local equilibrium of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. In the meantime, the related constitutive equations are deduced. All these equations constitute a group of closed equations characterizing the growth and motion of the body.