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The vector field of a rolling rigid body

Authors :
Patrick, George W.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Nonholonomic systems are variational models commonly used for mechanical systems with ideal no-slip constraints. This note provides a differential-geometric derivation of the nonholonomic equations of motion for an arbitrary rigid body rolling on an arbitrary surface, via the semi-symplectic formalism, and in terms of shape operators (a.k.a. Weingarten maps). By a semi-symplectic reduction, the well-known differential equations in the case where the surface is a horizontal plane are shown to be semi-symplectic.<br />Comment: Added semi-symplectic reduction. Will be published as e-print only. 8 pages

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1711.04028
Document Type :
Working Paper