ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Newton–Euler equations

Okay, kiddo! Have you heard of Sir Isaac Newton? He was a really smart scientist who discovered many cool things about how objects move. He even came up with some equations that help us understand how objects move and interact with each other.

One of these equations is called the Newton-Euler equation. It is named after both Newton and a scientist named Euler, who also studied movement.

Now, let's imagine you are playing with a toy car on a ramp. The car is going up the ramp and then sliding back down.

The Newton-Euler equation helps us figure out things like how fast the car is going, how much force is acting on it, and even how much it weighs.

It works by using a few different things, like the car's mass (how much it weighs), its velocity (how fast it's going), and the forces acting on it (like gravity pulling it down).

When we put all of these things together, we can use the Newton-Euler equation to predict how the car will move, and even where it will end up.

Isn't that cool? Science can help us understand and even predict things that we see every day!