Rigid Body Dynamics

Joaquim A. Batlle is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona. Ana Barjau Condomines is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

• Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Particle dynamics; 2. Interaction forces between rigid bodies; 3. Mass distribution; 4. Vector theorems; 5. Work-energy theorem; 6. Method of virtual power; 7. Lagrange's equations; 8. Introduction to percussive dynamics; Index.

'As a teacher of mechanics to engineering graduate students for more than 30 years, I have always been inspired by the particular clear and rigorous style followed by the authors to present the concepts and ideas of mechanics. This second volume in this series on mechanics of particles and rigid bodies culminates their work in collecting a lifelong experience into this book series. The explicit notation and language and the numerous examples and exercises make it a perfect learning companion. This book on dynamics, along with its kinematics companion, are my first choices as teaching reference books.' Javier Ros, Public University of Navarre (UPNA)