Discussion of uniqueness of fixed-point motion rotation axis and vectoriality of Euler angular displacement

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  • School of Mechanical Engineering,Xi'an Jiaotong University,Xi'an,Shaanxi 710049,China; School of Aerospace Engineering,Xi'an Jiaotong University,Xi'an,Shaanxi 710049,China

Received date: 2021-05-06

  Revised date: 2021-07-12

  Online published: 2021-12-14

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to rigorously prove the uniqueness of the equivalent and instantaneous rotation axes of the fixed-point motion of a rigid body by the analytical method,and to investigate the conditions under which the Euler angular displacement vectoriality of the fixed-point motion holds. The uniqueness of the e- quivalent axis is proved by using the properties of the transition matrix and its eigenvector,and on this basis,it is proved that the finite Euler angular displacement is not a vector. Then the uniqueness of the instantaneous axis is proved,and based on the differential operation of the transition matrix,it is concluded that the infinitesimal Euler angular displacement is a vector,and the analytic relationship between the direction vector of the instantaneous axis and the Euler angle is given. The rigorous proof and analysis of the conclusions related to the fixed-point motion based on matrix operations enrich and improve the description of the fixed-point motion of a rigid body,and the proof and analysis process further demonstrate the advantages of matrices and their eigenvalue properties in the anal- ysis of complex rigid body motion.

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XU Chen-hao, ZHANG Ya-hong . Discussion of uniqueness of fixed-point motion rotation axis and vectoriality of Euler angular displacement[J]. College Physics, 2021 , 40(12) : 36 . DOI: 10.16854 / j.cnki.1000-0712.210223

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