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Physical systems are classified into linear and nonlinear ones. Nonlinear systems can be further divided into holonomic and nonholonomic systems. Holonomy and nonholonomy are key concepts for such classification and describes the essential difference of behaviors of physical systems. In this section, definitions and several examples of the holonomic and the nonholonomic systems are presented.

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Chung, W. 1 Introduction. In: Nonholonomic Manipulators. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44425-1_1

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