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Is it worth learning differential geometric methods for modeling and control of mechanical systems?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2007

Andrew D. Lewis*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
*

Summary

Evidence is presented to indicate that the answer is, “Yes, sometimes.”

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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