Advanced Engineering

Systems in Motion:
Dynamics of Three
Dimensional (3D) Motion
Dr. Wayne Whiteman
Director of the Office of Student Services
and Senior Academic Professional
School of Mechanical Engineering

This course is an advanced study of bodies in motion as applied to

engineering systems and structures.

School of Mechanical Engineering

 Module 1 Learning Outcomes
 Describe the relationship of Engineering
Dynamics as part of the study of Engineering
Mechanics
 List the major topics in the course

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 Engineering Mechanics/Engineering Science
Mechanical Engineering
Math Civil Engineering
Physics Aerospace Engineering
Basic Sciences Material Science Engineering
Other Engineering

“How the physical “Application of

world works” science to fill a
human need”

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 ENGINEERING MECHANICS

RIGID BODIES DEFORMABLE BODIES

STATICS DYNAMICS
“Introduction to Engineering Mechanics”
“Applications in Engineering Mechanics”

KINEMATICS KINETICS
-Space and time relationships Relates forces acting on a body
-Geometrical aspects of motion to the motion of that body
-Relates position, velocity, and
acceleration with time
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Advanced Engineering Systems in Motion: 3D Dynamics Overview

 Kinematics
 Angular velocity and angular acceleration
 Velocities and accelerations in moving reference frames
 Eulerian angles
 Rotation matrices
 Kinetics
 Angular momentum in 3D
 Inertial properties of 3D bodies
 3D rotational motion of rigid bodies
 3D Impulse-Momentum principle
 3D Work-Energy principle