Official Syllabus – Abbreviated/Formatted Syllabus
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Topic |
Due Dates |
| 1/24 | Lecture: Introduction Assign HW #1 Problems (M1, M1c, and M2c), Due Wed. 2/7 in class |
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| 1/26 | Lecture: Review of velocity and acceleration using a moving reference frame (G3.5, p. 134) Lecture Slides – Mod2 – Newton-Euler |
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| 1/29 | Lecture: Review of Newton-Euler Equations of Motion (G6.1, p. 296) | |
| 1/31 | Lecture: Review of N-E for Systems of Rigid Bodies (G6.3, p. 331) | |
| 1/31(PM) | Lecture: Review of Lagrange’s Equations (G7.5, p. 446) Lecture Slides – Mod3 – Lagrange, Document Camera Notes |
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| 2/2 | Lecture: Review of Numerical Integration (G7.6) Matlab Scripts |
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| 2/5 | Lecture: Lagrange with Constrained Gen. Coordinates (G8.1). 2D Crankshaft Example revisited Assign HW #2 – Due Fri 2/16 in class |
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| 2/7 | Lec: RF Switch Example (Forced Transient Response). Golf club shaft example. | HW #1 due |
| 2/7(PM) | Lecture: (continued) Boat (non-holonomic) example | |
| 2/9 | Lecture: Rotation Matrices/Euler Angles (G3.1, K3.2) Assign HW #3 – Due Wed 2/21 in class |
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| 2/12,14 | Optional: Meet in class to work on HW#2 with Grader |
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| 2/16 | Lecture: Euler’s Equations in Euler Coordinates (K3.3.2) Remedial Assignment HW #1a, Due Mon. 2/19 in class |
HW #2 due |
| 2/19 | Lecture: Integrability of Angular Velocity Components (K3.3.3-4), Integration of EOM example, Lagrange EOM in Matlab | HW #1a due |
| 2/21 | Lecture: Coordinates for Attitude Tracking (K4.0-1) | HW #3 due |
| 2/23 | Lecture: (continued) Assign HW #4 – Due Fri 3/2 in class |
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| 2/26 | Lecture: (continued and Matlab help on HW#4) | |
| 2/28 | Lecture: Integrating EOM using Quaternions (K4.2) | |
| 3/2 | Lecture: Torque-Free Motion for a General Rigid Body (G10, K5) Assign HW #5 – Due Wed 3/7 in class |
HW #4 due |
| 3/5 | Lecture: Example 10.1 and Stability for Arbitrary Body (G10) | |
| 3/7 | Lecture: continued | HW #5 due |
| 3/9 | Lecture: Poinsot’s Solution for Torque Free Body Assign HW #6 – Due Fri 3/16 in class |
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| 3/12 | Lecture: Finish Poinsot’s Solution, Passive Attitude Control | |
| 3/14 | Lecture: Attitude Control (K7) | |
| 3/16 | Lecture: Attitude Control – Reaction Wheels and CMGs (K7) | HW #6 due |
| 3/19 | Lecture: Attitude Control – continued | |
| 3/21 | Exam #1 Lagrange’s Equations, Rotation Matrices, Quaternions (through HW#4) Practice Exam |
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| 3/23 | Lecture CANCELED | |
| 3/24-4/1 | Spring Break | |
| 4/2 | Lecture CANCELED | |
| 4/4 | Review Exam #1 | |
| 4/6 | Lecture CANCELED – Engineering Expo – Study Kammer’s notes, Sec. 9.3 p204-213 and begin on the homework below. Assign Homework #7 – Due Fri 4/13 in class |
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| 4/9 | Lecture: De Spin – Yo-yo and Boom Extension Wrap up | |
| 4/11 | Lecture: Gravity Gradients | |
| 4/13 | Lecture: Gravity Gradient Stabilization Also read self guided study notes here and this document on the Routh-Hurwitz criteria. Assign Homework #8– Due Friday 4/20 in class |
HW #7 due |
| 4/16 | Lecture: Intro to Multi-Body Dynamics and Chrono | |
| 4/18 | Lecture: Multi-Body Dynamics and Chrono (cont) | |
| 4/20 | Lecture: Install Chrono (personal laptops) and run demos Installation Instructions are on this page. Assign Homework #9 – Use Chrono to solve two problems, due Wed 4/25 at 10PM |
HW #8 due |
| 4/23 | Lecture: Discuss Design Project, Chrono work in class | |
| 4/25 | 4/25 – Lecture: Chrono work in class | HW #9 due |
| 4/27 | Lecture: Example CMG control | |
| 4/30 | Lecture: Further examples of project analysis | Design Project Progress Reports Due (4/30 at 5PM) |
| 5/2 | Lecture: Further examples of project analysis | |
| 5/4 | Lecture: Review for final exam | Design Project Final Reports Due (5/4 at Midnight) |
| 5/7 | Final Exam: 5/7/2018, Monday, 7:45AM – 9:45AM, Room TBD |
Structural Dynamics at BYU / UW-Madison 