Advances in Computational Multibody Systems

by Ambrosio, Jorge A. C.

• ISBN13: 9781402033926
• ISBN10: 1402033923
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Among all the fields in solid mechanics the methodologies associated to multibody dynamics are probably those that provide a better framework to aggregate different disciplines. This idea is clearly reflected in the multidisciplinary applications in biomechanics that use multibody dynamics to describe the motion of the biological entities, or in finite elements where the multibody dynamics provides powerful tools to describe large motion and kinematic restrictions between system components, or in system control for which multibody dynamics are the prime form of describing the systems under analysis, or even in applications with fluid-structures interaction or aeroelasticity. This book contains revised and enlarged versions of selected communications presented at the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference in Multibody Dynamics 2003 that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, which have been enhanced in their self-containment and tutorial aspects by the authors. The result is a comprehensive text that constitutes a valuable reference for researchers and design engineers and helps to appraise the potential of application of multibody dynamics to a wide range of scientific and engineering areas of relevance.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
A Fast and Simple Semi-Recursive Formulation for Multi-Rigid-Body Systems	1	(24)
J. Garcia De Jalon
Hardware-in-the-Loop for Quality Assurance of an Active Automotive Safety System	25	(20)
O. Ottgen
M. Hiller
Multibody Aspects of Motorcycle Modelling with Special Reference to Autosim	45	(24)
R. S. Sharp
S. Evangelou
D. J. N. Limebeer
Gluing for Dynamic Simulation of Distributed Mechanical Systems	69	(26)
G. M. Hulbert
Z.-D. Ma
J. Wang
Multiscale Methods for Multibody Systems with Impacts	95	(30)
W. Schiehlen
B. Hu
R. Seifried
Unified Modelling Theories for the Dynamics of Multidisciplinary Multibody Systems	125	(30)
J. Mcphee
A Biomechanical Multibody Model with a Detailed Locomotion Muscle Apparatus	155	(30)
J. A. C. Ambrosio
M. P.T. Silva
Understanding Mean-Axis Conditions as Floating Reference Frames	185	(20)
P. E. Nikravesh
Robust analysis of flexible multibody systems and joint clearances in an energy conserving framework	205	(34)
J.C. Garcia Orden
J.M. Goicolea
Modelling, Control and Validation of Flexible Robot Manipulators	239	(30)
J.M. Martins
J. Sa Da Costa
M. Ayala Botto
An Elastic Simulation Model of a Metal Pushing V-Belt CVT	269	(26)
M. Bullinger
K. Funk
F. Pfeiffer
Multicriteria Optimization of Train Structures for Crashworthiness	295	(24)
J. P. Dias
M. S. Pereira
Multi-Criteria Optimization of a Hexapod Machine	319	(26)
L. Kubler
C. Henninger
P. Eberhard
Multibody Dynamics in Advanced Education	345
E. Pennestri
L. Vita