Rigid multibody vehicle dynamics
Abstract:
Chapter 2 concluded with a recommendation to model ornithopter flight dynamics using nonlinear multibody techniques. In this chapter, the nonlinear equations of motion are derived for a multibody ornithopter. The model configuration is first presented, where the ornithopter is simplified as a system of three rigid bodies. The kinematic equations are then derived for this system, followed by the dynamic equations. Energy methods were employed, which resulted in a minimum state model, cast into a canonical form and having Lyapunov functions derived from scalar energy functions. At the conclusion of this chapter, only the aerodynamics model remains to be determined.
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