Dynamics : Analysis and Design of Systems in Motion

by Benson H. Tongue (University of California, Berkeley); Sheri D. Sheppard (Stanford University)

• ISBN13: 9780471401988
• ISBN10: 0471401986
• Edition: 1
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Dynamics: Analysis and Design of Systems in Motion, by Benson H. Tongue of University of California-Berkeley, and Sheri D. Sheppard of Stanford University, offers a student-focused approach to Dynamics. With a strong emphasis on drawing free body diagrams and the associated inertial response diagrams, an integrated use of computation, use of a structured problem-solving methodology, inclusion of real-world case studies, and robust pedagogy coupled with a truly engaging writing style, reviewers alike have praised this new Dynamics text. Additionally, this first edition has benefited from a comprehensive and thorough accuracy check by eight experienced Dynamics professors, and has been reviewed by more than 200 Statics and Dynamics professors. The authors demonstrate to students how to map their understanding to more realistic situations, enabling them to more effectively break down complex problems into manageable parts.

Author Biography

Benson H. Tongue, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of California-Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1988, and currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in dynamics, vibrations, and control theory. His research concentrates on the modeling and analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems and the control of both structural and acoustic systems. This work involves experimental, theoretical, and numerical analysis and has been directed toward helicopters, computer disk drives, robotic manipulators, and general structural systems. Most recently, he has been involved in a multidisciplinary study of automated highways and has directed research aimed at understanding the nonlinear behavior of vehicles traveling in platoons and in devising controllers that optimize the platoon's behavior in the face of non-nominal operating conditions. His most recent research has involved the active control of loudspeakers, a biomechanical analysis of human fall dynamics, and green engineering.

Dr. Tongue is the author of Principles of Vibration, a senior/first-year graduate-level textbook. He has served as Associate Technical Editor of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics as a member of the ASME Committee on Dynamics of Structures and Systems. He is the recipient of the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the Sigma Xi Junior Faculty award, and the Pi Tau Sigma Excellence in Teaching award. He serves as a reviewer for numerous journals and funding agencies and is the author of more than eighty publications.

In his spare time Benson races his bikes up and down mountains, draws and paints, birdwatches, and creates latte art.

Sheri D. Sheppard Ph.D., is the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Senior Scholar principally responsible for the Preparations for the Professions Program (PPP) engineering study. She is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1985. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate  design-related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on weld fatigue and impact failures, fracture mechanics, and applied finite element analysis.

Dr. Sheppard was recently named co-principal investigator on a NSF grant to form the Deter for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), along with faculty at the University of Washington, Colorado School of Mines, and Howard University. She was co-Principal investigator with Professor Larry Leifer on a multi-university NSF grant that was critically looking at engineering undergraduate curriculum (Synthesis). In 1999, Sheri was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Recently Sheri was awarded the 2004 ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award in recognition of distinguished accomplishments in engineering education. Before coming to Stanford University she held several positions in the automotive industry, including senior research engineer at Ford Motor company's Scientific Research Lab. She also worked as a design consultant, providing companies with structural analysis expertise. In her spare time Sheri likes to build houses, hike, and travel.

Table of Contents

Background and Roadmap

Newton''s Laws

How You''ll Be Approaching Dynamics

Units and Symbols

Gravitation

The Pieces of the Puzzle

Kinematics of Particles

Straight-Line Motion

Speed Determination via Integration

Deceleration Limit Determination

Constant Acceleration/Speed/Distance Relation

Position-Dependent Acceleration

Velocity-Dependent Acceleration (A)

Velocity-Dependent Acceleration (B)

Cartesian Coordinates

Coordinate Transformation (A)

Coordinate Transformation (B)

RectilinearTrajectory Determination (A)

RectilinearTrajectory Determination (B)

Polar and Cylindrical Coordinates

Velocity_Polar Coordinates

Acceleration_Polar Coordinates (A)

Acceleration_Polar Coordinates (B)

Velocity and Acceleration_Cylindrical Coordinates

Path Coordinates

Acceleration_Path Coordinates

Analytical Determination of Radius of Curvature

Speed Along a Curve

Relative Motion and Constraints

One Body Moving on Another

Two Bodies Moving Independently (A)

Two Bodies Moving Independently (B)

Simple Pulley

Double Pulley

Just the Facts

System Analysis (SA) Exercises.SA

Kinematics of Variable Geometry Pulleys.SA

Multi-Axis Seat Ejection (MASE) Sled.SA

Carousel Ride.SA

Amusement Park-Style Golf Game

Kinetics of Particles

Cartesian Coordinates

Analysis of a Spaceship

Forces Acting on an Airplane

Response of an Underwater Probe

Sliding Ming Bowl

Particle in an Enclosure

Polar Coordinates

Forces Acting on a Payload

Ming Bowl on a Moving Slope

Ming Bowl on a Moving Slope with Friction

No-Slip in a Rotating Arm

Path Coordinates

Forces Acting on My Car

Finding a Rocket''s Radius of Curvature

Determining Slip Point in aTurn

Force and Acceleration for a Sliding Pebble

Linear Momentum and Linear Impulse

Changing the Space Shuttle''s Orbit

Two-Car Collision

Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse

Change in Speed of a Model Plane

Angular Momentum of a Bumper

Angular Momentum of aTetherball

Orbital Mechanics

Analysis of an Elliptical Orbit

Determining Closest Approach Distance

Impact

Dynamics ofTwo Pool Balls

More Pool Ball Dynamics

Oblique Billiard Ball Collision

Another Oblique Collision

Just the Facts

Escape from Colditz

Kinetics of Variable Geometry Pulleys

The Somatogravic Illusion

The Push-Pull Maneuver

The Energy of Particles

Work to Lift a Mass

Change in Speed Due to an Applied Force

Change in Speed Due to Slipping

Potential Energies and Conservative Forces

Speed Due to a Drop

Designing a Nutcracker

Speed of a Particle on a Circular Hill

Reexamination of an Orbital Problem

Power and Ef.ciency

Time Needed to Increase Speed

Time at Constant Power

Determining a Cyclist''s Energy Efficiency

Just the Facts

Bungie Jump Energetics

Escape from Colditz_TakeTwo

Multiparticle Systems

Force Balance and Linear Momentum

Finding a Mass Center

Finding a System''s Linear Momentum

Motio

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