Motion of a Particle Constrained to a Rotating Plane
This note presents a derivation of the trajectory of a particle constrained to slide along a smooth rotating plane. We approach the problem using Lagrangian Mechanics, determining the Lagrangian and the equation of motion via Euler-Lagrange. Finally, we solve the resulting ODE by applying the method of undetermined coefficients, obtaining the time evolution of the position of the particle.
Authors
- Diego Valenzuela Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9386-0692)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20277929
- Primary Topic
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00