Chapter 2: Mechanical Systems

LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THIS CHAPTER

2 1 To apply constitutive equations for the fundamental translational and rotational mechanical components: lumped mass, springs, and dampers.
2 2 To derive correct equations of motion for systems involving multiple instances of these fundamental components, some of which may be nonlinear.
2 3 To apply a linearization procedure based on Taylor series expansion to approximate nonlinear systems with simplified linear models.

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