The brachistochrone motion of a mechanical system with non-holonomic, non-linear and non-stationary constraints

Abstract

Further to previous studies /1, 2/ of the brachistochrone motion of non-holonomic mechanical systems with linear homogeneous constraints, consideration is given here to non-holonomic, non-linear and non-stationary mechanical systems. The problem is to formulate the differential equations of the brachistochrone motion of non-holonomic, non-linear and non-stationary mechanical systems and to determine the additional forces which must be introduced in order to implement motion of this type.