On the mobility and efficiency of mechanical systems
ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations (2007)
- Volume: 13, Issue: 4, page 657-668
- ISSN: 1292-8119
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topWolansky, Gershon. "On the mobility and efficiency of mechanical systems." ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations 13.4 (2007): 657-668. <http://eudml.org/doc/250015>.
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abstract = { It is shown that self-locomotion is possible for a body in Euclidian space,
provided its dynamics corresponds to a non-quadratic Hamiltonian,
and that the body contains at least 3 particles. The efficiency
of the driver of such a system is defined. The existence of an
optimal (most efficient) driver is proved.
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keywords = {Lagrangian mechanics; efficiency; self-locomotion; optimal driver},
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AB - It is shown that self-locomotion is possible for a body in Euclidian space,
provided its dynamics corresponds to a non-quadratic Hamiltonian,
and that the body contains at least 3 particles. The efficiency
of the driver of such a system is defined. The existence of an
optimal (most efficient) driver is proved.
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