Transport Theorem
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Transport theorem, or Transport Equation, or Bour's formula is a vector formula that relates the time-derivatives of a vector in rotating and non-rotating reference frames.
The equation is given as
$$\left(\frac{d\mathbf{A}}{dt}\right){I} = \left( \frac{d\mathbf{A}}{dt} \right) + \vec{\omega} \times \mathbf{A}$$
where
The subscripts
Body frame is generally aligned with the principal axes of the body to make calculations easy.
Proof
Consider a vector $$\mathbf{A} = a_{1}\mathbf{e}{1} + a\mathbf{e}{2} + a \mathbf{e}_{3}$$where
Differentiating, we consider we are looking from an inertial frame, $$\left( \frac{d\mathbf{A}}{dt} \right){I} = \sum\left( \frac{da{i}}{dt}\mathbf{e}{i} + a \frac{d\mathbf{e}_{i}}{dt} \right)$$
The first part of this sum is the rate of change of
The second part of this sum is what accounts for the rotation of the frame itself.
If the basis vectors are rotating with a angular velocity
So combining these two, we obtain the final closed form of the transport theorem
This is often written as a operator itself, showing for any vector
We apply a vector to both sides of the equation to obtain the transport theorem for that vector.