Andy Ruina

I have a robotics and biomechanics lab. I teach basic mechanics and math classes. Recently I study coordination, mostly legged locomotion. I like classical rigid-object dynamics especially contact (collisions, friction, non-holonomic constraints). I used to work mostly on friction and sliding instability. I have also worked on bicycles, solid mechanics and fracture. I usually prefer simple and ideal models. My degrees are from Engineering at Brown (ScB. 76, ScM. 78, Ph.D. 81).


Professor of Mechanics &
Mechanical Engineering
306 Kimball Hall,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York 14853
ruina@cornell.edu

+1 607 255-7108

 

 

Some things I've worked on
   Text Book:  Statics and Dynamics
   Dynamic Walking III, the Åland islands, June 2007.
   
Animal Coordination seminar:    - First year schedule
   TAM Seminars: Planning for 02-03 season.
   RIBs: Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles
            helps people fix and earn bicycles.

 

Me
Personal information (Addresses, contacts, India, etc.)
Schedule,   Google Calendar,  Finland info

Courses
  Engr 1170: Fall 09, Intro to Mechanical Engineering.
  TAM 2020: (Spring 03, Fall 02Spring 01, Intro to statics and strength of solids.
  TAM 2030: Sophomore dynamics. (Spr 09, Fall 08, Spr 08, Spr 07, Fall 06, Spr 06,
                  Fall 04, Spr 02Fall 00Spr 00, Spr 97)
  TAM 570:   (Fall 2000), Introduction to analytical mechanics.
  TAM 663:   Intro to Solid Mechanics (Notes from about 1990)
  MAE 3250: (Fall 1999), A junior mechanical design analysis.
  MAE 662:   (Spring 2003), Mechanics of Terrestrial Locomotion.
  TAM 674:   (Spring 2003), Applied Multibody Dynamics,
                  (taughtlab visitor Arend Schwab).
  MATH 2930: (Fall 1996), A sophomore math class.
  MATH 2940: Spring 2009, Videos of lectures.
  MATH 1910: (Fall 2005), First semester calculus
 
Moonbuggy: A student team building a human-powered rough-terrain vehicle
                    (Moonbuggy mirror site).

Course Related 
  MATH 293 & 294 problems:
                 Hundreds of prelim problems from MATH 293 and MATH 294.
   Cornell Academic Calender for writing syllabi
                  (plain text, all class meeting dates).
  Spring and Fall 2009.