<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0
transitional//en">Aerospace
Engineering 6211
Advanced Dynamics II
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Prof. Dewey H. Hodges
Office: SST Building, Room 200-C; Phone: 4-8201
e-mail: dewey.hodges@ae.gatech.edu
Location: ESM 212
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:05 - 4:25 P.M.
Texts:
á Dynamics OnLine: Theory and Implementation with Autolevªby Kane and Levinson, and Problem Sets for Dynamics OnLine. (These will be referred to as "DO" below.)
á The books Dynamics: Theory and Applications by Kane and Levinson and Spacecraft Dynamics by Kane, Likins, and Levinson are out of print. However, both of these books will be of immense help to the student, and it is strongly recommended that the student obtain these as well. To facilitate this, a bound photo-copied set of material that contains the entire first book, along with those portions of the second book that are needed for this two-semester course sequence, was sold in the bookstore last semester. Some lecture material will be taken from these books, and some assignments will come from them. These books will be referred to below as "DTA" and "SD" respectively.
Purpose: The main purpose of this course is to equip students with the knowledge and the capabilities they need in order to derive equations of motion for dynamical systems. Although the content of the course is limited to rigid-body kinematics and dynamics, the principles can be adapted for application to more complicated problems, including those with continuous members.
Conduct: The lectures will cover theory and will include illustrative examples. Grades are based on in-class examinations and out-of-class solution of approximately 90 problems. Each problem has been designed with a purpose in mind, and the students should endeavor not only to obtain solutions, but also to ascertain the point of each problem in relation to the material that has been presented up until that time. The homework assignments consist of all the problems in the designated problem sets. They will be collected periodically and, among them, certain problems will be graded; exactly which problems will be graded will not be announced until the problems are collected. At the end of the semester, students should turn in a complete and corrected set of all assigned problems. This set of solved problems can serve to improve the student's grade. The professor's office hours for this class are Wednesdays, 10:30-11:55 a.m., and Thursdays, 10:30-11:55 a.m.
Grading Percentages: Two tests will be given during the semester, and there will also be a final exam, counting 20%, 20%, and 45%, respectively. There is the possibility of unannounced quizzes which, if given, plus the graded problems of the problem sets assigned during the semester, will account for 15% of the grade. A complete, corrected set of problems turned in at the final exam can add as much as 3% to the grade. This addition of 3% is only appropriate for someone on the borderline between two grades. In the complete set of problems, all problems, whether graded or not, must be corrected in light of any marks or classroom solutions. Also, all previously missing problems must be added to the set. No partial credit will be considered for these added points; it's all or nothing. No late sets will be accepted. Do not ask. On the homework solutions, collaboration is permitted, though not necessarily encouraged, for groups of not more than three. The smaller the group, the more you'll learn. If you must travel for any reason, turn the homework in before you leave. Late homework will not be accepted without a medical excuse or death in immediate family.
Autolevª: The symbol manipulating computer program Autolevª is available on the PCs in the computer lab in the Montgomery Knight building, 3rd floor. Although all the problems of DTA can be worked by hand, some of them can be worked more efficiently by using Autolevª. In many cases, the problems of DO are similar if not identical to those of DTA. It will be important for students to ascertain how to work problems both ways, because use of Autolevª will not be permitted on all test problems. It is recommended that assigned problems be worked first by hand and then followed up with an Autolevª solution, especially early in the course. Students should view Autolevª as an extension of their problem-solving abilities, not a replacement
Handouts: From time to time there will be handouts given in class or over the web. To date, we have:
Instructions for using Autolevª on AE computers
Basic ResponsesThis information was
updated 4/6/2005.