Dynamic Simulation for Vehicles, Machines and Mechanisms

What it is about

You will learn fundamentals of rigid body dynamics and classical machine dynamics as applied to the simulation of vehicles, airplanes, machines and mechanisms. In the end you will be able to derive, analyze, linearize and implement movement equations for rigid multi-body systems on a computer, and derive simple machine dynamics problems from them.

What you will be able to do

• Deriving and solving movement equations of rigid multi-body systems
• Analyzing systems with localized elasticities and joints
• Applying linearization methods to multi-body systems
• Numerical time integration using methods such as Runge-Kutta
• Implementing and simulating the models on a computer

What the module consists of

• VorlesungTransmission of theoretical foundations
• EinführungsübungenDeepening and practice of concepts
• Hands-On ÜbungseinheitenPractical implementation and programming exercises
• SimulationsprojektGroup project for implementation and analysis of a system

Teaching method

• VorlesungenExplanation of the formalisms and principles
• ÜbungenApplication and consolidation of what was learned
• Hands-On-Sitzungen mit Jupyter-NotebooksPractical implementation and experiments
• SimulationsprojektTransfer of knowledge to a concrete system and teamwork