On the determination of inertial and gyroscopic forces in multibody systems

Based on three coordinate systems (one inertial and two noninertial), general motion equations have been deduced for a holonomic mechanical system withn degrees of freedom using Lagrandian equations of the second kind. The proposed method permits one to determine the Coriolis and gyroscope forces as well as to establish the differences among them. Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200 Covilha, Portugal. Published in Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 100–107, December, 1999.