RIGID BODIES

MECHANICS
Rigid Body
A rigid body is a body which does not deform
under the influence of forces. In all real
applications, there is always deformation, however,
many stucture exhibit very small deformations
under normal loading conditions, and rigid body
mechanics can be used with sufficient accuracy in
those cases. Also, the principles of rigid body
mechanics are some of the building blocks needed
for the mechanics of deformable bodies.
Rigid Body
Statics
Dynamics
Kinematics
Kinetics
Statics
Staticsis the study of bodies in equilibrium.
This means there are no unbalanced forces on
the body, thus the body is either at rest or moving
at a uniform velocity.
Dynamics
Dynamicsis the study of bodies which are not in
equilibrium, thus there is acceleration.

Kinematicsis the study of the motion of a body, without

regard for how the motion is produced. This is sometimes
called the "geometry of motion". Kinematic principles are
often applied to the analysis of machine members to
determine positions, velocities, or accelerations at various
parts of the machines' operation.
Kineticsis the study of the forces which cause motion, or
the forces which result from motion.