The Engineering Dynamics Course Companion, Part 2: Rigid Bodies: Kinematics and Kinetics

Acknowledgments
Introduction
	About the Book
	Newtdog and Wormy: Your Course Companions
	Bottom Line Up Front (B.L.U.F.)
	Kinematics vs. Kinetics
	Course Breakdown
	Equation Sheet
	Textbooks and References
Angular Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion
	Introduction to Rigid Body Motion Kinematics
	Pure Translational Velocity or Rigid Bodies
	Pure Rotational Velocity of Rigid Bodies
	Velocity Diagram
	Fundamental Angular Kinematic Equations
	Angular Kinematics Special Cases
	Important Ideas About Velocity of Rigid Bodies
	Acceleration of Rigid Bodies in Pure Rotation
Absolute and Relative Velocity
	Relative Velocity on a Rigid Body
	Applying the Rigid Body Motion Kinematics Velocity Diagram
		Choosing a Reference Point
		Solution Method Using Vector Math
		Solution Method Using Vector Triangles
		Solution Method Using Vector Components of Velocity Diagram
	Multiple Rigid Body Parts (Mechanisms)
Velocity Analysis Using the Instantaneous Center of Rotation
	Instantaneous Center of Rotation
	Locating the Instantaneous Center of Rotation
	Using Geometry to Find the Instantaneous Center of Rotation
Acceleration Analysis (Part 1)
	Relative Acceleration on a Rigid Body
	Solution Method Using Vector Math
	Acceleration Diagram
	Using Vector Triangles for Acceleration Analysis
Acceleration Analysis (Part 2)
	More Acceleration Analysis of Rigid Bodies
	Polar Complex Notation
	Vector Loops
	Slider-Crank Velocity and Acceleration Analysis Using Vector Loops
	Four-Bar Linkage Velocity and Acceleration Analysis Using Vector Loops
Coriolis Acceleration Analysis
	Coriolis Acceleration, Sliding Contact, and Rotating Frame Acceleration Analysis
Mass Moment of Inertia
	Center of Mass
	Mass Moment of Inertia (mMoI)
	Parallel Axis Theorem (P.A.T.)
	Radius of Gyration
	mMoI by Integration
	mMoI from Parts Using a Table
Newton's Second Law in Constrained Plane Motion
	N2L Applied to a Rigid Body
	N2L of Rigid Bodies Constrained about a Fixed Point and the Effective Inertial Moment
	P.A.T. Revealed When Using Rigid Body N2L About a Fixed Point
Newton's Second Law in Translation and Rotation Plane Motion
	N2L of a Rigid Body in Both Translation and Rotation
Energy Methods
	Work and Energy Applied to a Rigid Body
	Power in Rigid Bodies
	P.A.T. Revealed When Taking Kinetic Energy about a Fixed Point
Rigid Body Impulse-Momentum Method
	Angular Momentum of Particles and Rigid Bodies
	Angular Impulse
	Angular Impulse-Momentum Applied to Rigid Bodies
	Conservation of Angular Momentum
	P.A.T. Revealed When Applying Impulse-Momentum to a Fixed Rotating Body
Impact of Rigid Bodies
	Impact of Rigid Bodies
	Angular Momentum Applied to Ballistic Pendulums
	Conclusion
Rigid Body Dynamics Sample Exam Problems
	Rigid Body Kinematics
		Rigid Body Angular Kinematics
		Rigid Body Velocity Analysis
		Instantaneous Center of Rotation 1
		Instantaneous Center of Rotation 2
		Instantaneous Center of Rotation 3
		Acceleration Analysis 1
		Acceleration Analysis 2
		Acceleration Analysis 3
	Final Exam
		Mass Moment of Inertia
		Rigid Body N2L 1
		Rigid Body N2L 2
		Rigid Body Work-Energy 1
		Rigid Body Work-Energy 2
		Rigid Body Impact 1
		Rigid Body Impact 2
		Rigid Body Impact 3
	Answers to Sample Exam Problems
Author's Biography
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