Abstract
The chapter ’Variational principles in mechanics and control’ summarizes the material presented in six lectures in the CISM course no. 418. The first part considers the derivation of equations of motion for discrete and continuous systems. Founding on the basics of the calculus of variations the relation of the principle of virtual work to Lagrange’s equations and Hamilton’s principle is discussed. The concepts are useful for an efficient modeling of control systems. In the second part variational methods are used to introduce basics of optimal control and control system design.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Published version (
Free)
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
