Derivation of the Matrix Equation for a Translational Mechanical System with Three Degrees of Freedom

Authors

  • Haruna Mohammed Department of Mathematics, Federal College of Education Zaria, P.M.B 1041 Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria.
  • Uchenwa Linus Okafor Department of Mathematical Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, P.M.B 2109, Kaduna, Nigeria.

Abstract

Several researchers have carried out derivation of equation of motion of mechanical systems with more than one degrees of freedom of movement using different approaches among which is the work of Sivak and Darina[11] who derived the equation of motion of a translational mechanical system with two degrees of freedom using Newton’s second law. This paper, therefore, provides an extension of the work of Sivak and Darina[11] to model a three degree of freedom translational mechanical system. The free-body diagrams of the individual masses are developed and then Newton’s second law applied. Finally, the three equations derived are presented in matrix form in order to solve the systems vibration problems.

Keywords:

Degree-of-freedom, Differential equation, Matrix representation, Mechanical system

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2023-04-10 — Updated on 2023-07-06

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Haruna Mohammed, & Uchenwa Linus Okafor. (2023). Derivation of the Matrix Equation for a Translational Mechanical System with Three Degrees of Freedom. Applied Mathematics and Computational Intelligence (AMCI), 12(1), 1–8. Retrieved from https://ejournal.unimap.edu.my/index.php/amci/article/view/201 (Original work published April 10, 2023)