Equations of Rigid Body Rotational and Translational Dynamics

Equation of Translational Dynamics

where P is the point from which observation is being made, M is the mass of the entire system, a is acceleration and CM is the centre of mass of system

Equation of Rotational Dynamics

Derivation of these equations can be found in Spacecraft Dynamics and Control An Introduction by Ruiter, Forbes, Damaren

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