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The discussion focuses on calculating the equations of impact for a chain of links, specifically aiming to determine the joint velocities after impact in a non-elastic scenario. The original poster has successfully approached the problem without a dependent variable but struggles to incorporate it into their calculations. They have shared their attempts and relevant equations in a PDF document for reference. The community is invited to provide insights or solutions to help address the challenge of including the dependent unknown in the equations. Assistance is sought to clarify the relationship between joint velocities and the multiple links involved.
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Homework Statement



Hello!

I have a problem to calculate the equations of impact (not elastic) of a chain of links.
The goal is to have joint velocities of the links after impact.

I know how to do this without a dependent variabele, see my attempt in
http://student.vub.ac.be/~jdhoker/Equations_of_impact.pdf

But I have no idea how to incorporate the dependent unknown. Any ideas are welcome!


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All info and relevant equations are also in the file because I'm not familiar with Latex.

The Attempt at a Solution



The attempt is also in the pdf.

Thanks!
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Can this be a solution? But I'm very unsure about it...

I've tried to describe that the joint velocities variation is dependent on multiple links.

[PLAIN]http://student.vub.ac.be/~jdhoker/solution.jpg

Please help :-) !
 
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