Lectures related to Flexible Guides: General Overview

Mechanical Systems Dynamics: Modeling and Analysis

Explores the dynamics of mechanical systems, emphasizing modeling techniques and the impact of deformation and inertia forces.

Kinematics of the Material Point

Covers the kinematics of a material point, focusing on speed and accelerations.

Mechanics of Slender Structures: Dimensional Analysis and Scalings

Explores the use of dimensional analysis and scalings in understanding slender structural systems.

Introduction to Relativity

Covers the principles of relativity, Newtonian mechanics, inertial frames, and kinematics for different observers.

Equilibrium in 3D

Explores equilibrium in three dimensions, emphasizing the importance of adequate constraints for static and kinematic determinacy.

Dynamics of Mechanical Systems

Explores the laws of space, kinematics, and inertia forces in mechanical systems.

Kinematic Analysis: Mechanism Design and Optimization

Discusses advanced mechanisms design, focusing on kinematic analysis, geometric modeling, and optimization techniques for flexible mechanisms.

Kinematics of Material Point

Covers the kinematics of a material point, including orders of magnitude and practical applications.

Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems

Explores kinematics, dynamics, constraints, and periodic forces in mechanical systems.

Mechanics of Kirchhoff Rods II

Explores the mechanics of Kirchhoff rods, focusing on kinematics, twisted solutions, and recent developments in rod mechanics.

Mechanics of Kirchhoff Rods II

Explores the mechanics of Kirchhoff rods, focusing on 3D kinematics and twisted solutions.

Autonomous Robotics: Kinematics and Control

Explores autonomous robotics, covering kinematics, control, position control, modeling, linearization, and feedforward compensation.

Kirchhoff Rods: Kinematics and Twisted Solutions

Explores the kinematics of 3D structures and twisted solutions in rod mechanics, including the mechanics of knots.

Mechanical Models in Design: Kinematics and Dynamics

Covers mechanical models in design, including static, kinematic, and dynamic models, as well as oscillations, energy conservation, and practical design considerations.

Flexures for High-Precision Mechatronics

Explores the design and challenges of flexures in high-precision mechatronics, focusing on key points, kinematics, and applications.

Kinematics: Robot Joint Coordinates

Explores robot joint coordinates, kinematics models, and homogeneous matrices for motion combinations.

Kinematic Chains and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems

Explores kinematic chains, dynamics of mechanical systems, laws of space, and speed characterization.

Kinematics: Velocity and Inertial Frames

Explores kinematics, velocity definitions, inertial frames equivalence, and acceleration importance in different frames of reference.

Elasticity Theory: Kinematics and Constitutive Laws

Explores elasticity theory, stress-strain relationships, and material behavior in elastic solids through governing equations and examples.

Kinematics of Continuous Media

Explores the kinematics of continuous media, including deformation, rotation, and translation of particles and rigid bodies.