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Introduction to Dynamics

The document introduces the dynamics of rigid bodies, highlighting its significance in mechanics and the contributions of key figures like Galileo and Newton. It distinguishes between kinematics, the study of motion description, and kinetics, which relates forces to motion. Applications of dynamics are crucial in engineering fields, including vehicle design and predicting motions of satellites and projectiles.

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Introduction to Dynamics

The document introduces the dynamics of rigid bodies, highlighting its significance in mechanics and the contributions of key figures like Galileo and Newton. It distinguishes between kinematics, the study of motion description, and kinetics, which relates forces to motion. Applications of dynamics are crucial in engineering fields, including vehicle design and predicting motions of satellites and projectiles.

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INTRODUCTION TO DYNAMICS

OF RIGID BODIES
INTRODUCTION
• Dynamics is a branch of mechanics that
deals with the analysis of bodies in motion.
• The first significant contribution to dynamics
was made by Galileo ( 1564 – 1642).
Galileo’s experiments on uniformly
accelerated bodies led Newton (1642 –
1727) to formulate his fundamental laws of
motion.
• Later: Euler, D’Alembert, Lagrange and
others develop techniques for the
application of the laws of dynamics
INTRODUCTION
• Kinematics is the science of describing the motion
of objects using words, diagrams, numbers,
graphs, and equations. It is a study of the geometry
of motion
• Kinematics is a branch of mechanics. The goal of any
study of kinematics is to develop sophisticated mental
models which serve to describe (and ultimately,
explain) the motion of real-world objects.
INTRODUCTION
• Kinetics is the study of the relation existing
between the forces acting on a body, the mass
of the body, and the motion of the body.
• Kinetics is used to predict the motion caused by the
given forces or to determine the forces required to
produce a given motion.
•.
APPLICATIONS
There are many problems in engineering whose solutions require
application of the principles of dynamics:
• Structural design of any vehicle – automobile, airplane, etc. –
requires consideration of the motion to which it is subjected.
• This is also true for many mechanical devices such as motors,
pumps, movable tools, industrial manipulators, and machinery
• Predictions of the motions of artificial satellites, projectiles, and
spacecraft are based on the theory of dynamics.
PROBLEM SOLVING
• The most effective way of learning the principles of
dynamics is to solve problems.
GENTLE REMINDER:

• It is imperative that you have a


functional scientific calculator with you
from now on – NOT A CELL PHONE
CALCULATOR, as those will NOT be
permitted on tests/quizzes

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