This paper investigates structure equation and Mei conserved quantity of Mei symmetry of Appell equations for non-Chetaev nonholonomic systems. Appell equations and differential equations of motion for non-Chetaev nonholonomic mechanical systems are established. A new expression of the total derivative of the function with respect to time t along the trajectory of a curve of the system is obtained, the definition and the criterion of Mei symmetry of Appell equations under the infinitesimal transformations of groups are also given. The expressions of the structure equation and the Mei conserved quantity of Mei symmetry in the Appell function are obtained. An example is given to illustrate the application of the results.
A computational method of constraint stabilization and correction is introduced. The method is based on the Baumgart＇s one-step method. Constraint conditions are addressed to stabilize and correct the solution. Two examples are given to illustrate the results of the method.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a new method called the Lagrange-Noether method for solving second-order differential equations. The method is, firstly, to write the second-order differential equations completely or partially in the form of Lagrange equations, and secondly, to obtain the integrals of the equations by using the Noether theory of the Lagrange system. An example is given to illustrate the application of the result.
The stability of second-order differential equations is studied by using their integrals. A system of second-order differential equations can be considered as a mechanical system with holonomic constraints. A conserved quantity of the mechanical system or a part of the system is obtained by using the Noether theory. It is possible that the conserved quantity becomes a Liapunov function and the stability of the system is proved by the Liapunov theorem.
