I figured I would have to make a lot of assumptions and simplifications since dynamic analysis of shimmy is a real pain due to multiple DOFs. Do you have any ideas how I can tackle these equations though? It's a rheonomic system of differential equations but I'm unfamiliar with how to solve...
I am trying to model the affect of free play in a landing gear assembly. However, being unfamilar with Mathcad's differential equation solvers, I am unsure how to get what I want, which is to see the affect of the free play angle on the yaw angle (Y) and lateral tire deformation (y)...
