Analytical Dynamics of Variable-Mass Systems

作者:Hurtado John E*
来源:Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2018, 41(3): 701-709.
DOI:10.2514/1.G002917

摘要

The equations of motion for variable-mass systems are commonly assembled in part by adding reactive forces (that is, those terms that are a direct consequence of the mass variation) to other externally applied body and surface forces. A different approach is presented in this study, wherein the contributions from mass variation are naturally created from a proper kinematic development. Specifically, analytical dynamics is used to produce a few equivalent mathematical expressions, each of which is able to generate the governing equations of motion for variable-mass systems: one is similar to the Lagrange equations, another is similar to the Appell equations, and a third represents the Kane equations. The expressions allow one to apply the methods of analytical dynamics toward this class of systems.

  • 出版日期2018-3