ME 535
ADVANCED DYNAMICS

Information
4 Credits
Available select Fall terms
Lecture only
OSU Catalog

 Prerequisites
ME 317		 Contact
John Schmitt
(541) 737-7035
418 Rogers

Course Description

A graduate course focused on dynamics of rigid bodies using Newtonian mechanics.

Topics

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic variables
  • Rotation transformations and direction cosines
  • Three-dimensional kinematics of rigid bodies
  • Kinematics of mechanical devices
  • Three-dimensional kinetics of rigid bodies
  • Multi-body Newtonian dynamics

Learning Outcomes

The student, upon completion of this course, will be able to:

  • Derive the position, velocity, angular velocity, acceleration, and angular acceleration vectors associated with three-dimensional rigid body motion.
  • Formulate and solve three-dimensional kinematics problems using Euler angles, direction cosines or quaternions.
  • Formulate and solve kinematics problems for mechanical devices with constraints.
  • Derive the dynamic equations of motion for a three-dimensional rigid body using Newtonian dynamics.
  • Generate the dynamic equations of motion for systems of rigid bodies using Newtonian dynamics.