Comment on 'Relationship between Kane's equations and the Gibbs-Appell equations'

1987 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 593-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Levinson
1988 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 899-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Ider ◽  
F. M. L. Amirouche

In this paper a new theorem for the generation of a basis for the null space of a rectangular matrix, with m linearly independent rows and n (n > m) columns is presented. The method is based on Gaussian row operations to transform the constraint Jacobian matrix to an uptriangular matrix. The Gram-Schmidt process is then utilized to identify basis vectors orthogonal to the uptriangular matrix. A complement orthogonal array which forms the basis for the null space for which the algebraic constraint equations are satisfied is then formulated. An illustration of the theorem application to constrained dynamical systems for both Lagrange and Kane’s equations is given. A numerical computer algorithm based on Kane’s equations with embedded constraints is also presented. The method proposed is well conditioned and computationally efficient and inexpensive.


Author(s):  
Hossein Nejat Pishkenari ◽  
Amir Lotfi Gaskarimahalle ◽  
Seyed Babak Ghaemi Oskouei ◽  
Ali Meghdari

In this paper we have presented a new form of Kane’s equations. This new form is expressed in the matrix form with the components of partial derivatives of linear and angular velocities relative to the generalized speeds and generalized coordinates. The number of obtained equations is equal to the number of degrees of freedom represented in a closed form. Also the equations can be rearranged to appear only one of the time derivatives of generalized speeds in each equation. This form is appropriate especially when one intends to derive equations recursively. Hence in addition to the simplicity, the amount of calculations is noticeably reduced and also can be used in a control unit.


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