System Dynamics: Modeling, Simulation, and Response

System Dynamics: Modeling, Simulation, and Response covers linearity-based modeling techniques before delving into nonlinear systems. It compares the Bond Graph technique against traditional techniques (Newton's law, Kirchhoff's law, the law of the conservation of energy, and the heat transfer law).

Presenting transient response analyses of first- and second-order systems subjected to various inputs, the book provides a thorough discussion of computational analyses of transient responses using MATLAB(R)/Simulink and 20-sim software. It introduces the Lagrangian method and its application in handling mechanical and electrical systems. The book reviews the classical method for solving differential equations and includes Laplace transforms.

The book is intended for upper-level undergraduate mechanical and aerospace engineering students taking system dynamics courses.

Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual and Figure Slides for their courses.