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Model Reduction Under Motion Constraint

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3D Motion of Rigid Bodies

Part of the book series: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control ((SSDC,volume 191))

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The most common analysis assumes that a motion restriction enforces some coordinates to remain at rest, with no displacement. This non-displacement assumption means a lack of work in the restricted direction, known as the virtual work principle, which can be stated as follows:

$$ \Delta W_j = \tau _j \delta q_j = 0 $$

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Holonomy means integrable in the sense of Frobenius, and a constraint is said to be holonomic if the constraint is involutive. Otherwise the constraint is non-holonomic. Refer to Sect. 2.2.

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    The elements \(M_{0_{ij}}\) of \(M_0\), being too complex to be expressed in a simple way, are left out of this example. However they can be verified with the use of any symbolic calculation program.

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    This is a strong assumption since in the castor wheel the contact point is not constant. This is eccentric so the very same contact friction produces the necessary moment so the wheel is naturally oriented to the desired motion.

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Olguín Díaz, E. (2019). Model Reduction Under Motion Constraint. In: 3D Motion of Rigid Bodies. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 191. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04275-2_8

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