A computer algebra approach to undersea vehicle dynamics

Author

Kwatny, H.G. ; Salter, E. ; Ammeen, E.S. ; Blankenship, G.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Mech., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

640

Lastpage

645

Abstract

Symbolic computing can facilitate the application of modern nonlinear system analysis and design methods to engineering problems. Reasonably complex models can be efficiently assembled and manipulated. In this paper we illustrate the symbolic construction and manipulation of a model of an undersea vehicle. While the system considered here is within the realm of hand assembly, doing so is tedious and error prone. On the other hand, it is trivial with the symbolic computing tools described here. More complex, multibody configurations of undersea vehicles and robots can be dealt with using these techniques

Keywords

control system CAD; dynamics; large-scale systems; nonlinear systems; process algebra; symbol manipulation; underwater vehicles; complex systems; computer algebra; dynamics; modeling; multibody configurations; nonlinear systems; symbol manipulation; undersea vehicle; Algebra; Application software; Assembly systems; Automotive engineering; Design engineering; Design methodology; Nonlinear systems; Robotic assembly; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Aided Control System Design, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kohala Coast, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5500-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CACSD.1999.808721

Filename

808721