| Abstrakt: |
A new viewpoint is suggested for expressing the governing equations of analytical mechanics. This viewpoint establishes a convenient framework for examining the relationships among Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton’s equations, and Kane’s equations. The conditions which must be satisfied for the existence of an energy integral in the context of Kane’s equations are clarified, and a generalized form of Hamilton’s Principle is presented. Generalized speeds replace generalized velocities as the velocity variables in the formulation. The development considers holonomic systems in which the generalized forces are derivable from a potential function. |
