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Advanced Dynamics (MCEN90041)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject continues from Dynamics to deepen the students’ understanding of Engineering Mechanics, specifically focusing on Analytical Mechanics:

  • Kinematics and Generalised Coordinates.
  • Virtual Work and Virtual Displacement, Generalised Force.
  • Energies: Kinetic, Potential.
  • Lagrange approach: dealing with constraints.
  • Lagrange’s Approach to obtaining equation of motion.
  • Comparison to Newton-Euler Approach.
  • Hamiltonian Mechanics.
  • Linearisation of system dynamics about equilibrium points (system stability about equilibrium points.

Intended learning outcomes

Having completed this unit the student is expected to be able to be able to:

  • 1. Independently formulate physical and mathematical models for three-dimensional dynamic analysis of mechanical systems;
  • 2. Solve the mathematical models by means of specialised analytical and numerical methods.

Generic skills

On completion of the subject students should have the following skills:

• Ability to apply knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals
• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation, and solution
• Ability to utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design and operational performance
• Ability to communicate effectively, with the engineering team and with the community at large
• Capacity for lifelong learning and professional development.

Last updated: 31 January 2024