(A)

Eliminating Y between (19) and (21)

( A+ z2 ) dp− xz dr Apq cot θ + q h3
M dtdt MM

− pqz (x + z cot θ − ρ sin θ) + qrzρ cos θ = 0,

(25)

−xz dr+ ( A+ z2 ) dp+ Ap cot θ − h3
M MM

+ pz (x + z cot θ − ρ sin θ) + rzρ cos θ = 0.

(B)

In the special case of a gyrostat rolling on the sharp edge of a circle passing through G, z = 0, ρ = 0, (A) and (B) reduce to

p = ( C+ 1 ) dr= ( 1+ 1) dh3,
Mx2 Mx2 C