Multibody Dynamics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. A Flexible Multibody Pantograph Model for the Analysis of the Catenary–Pantograph Contact

   • Jorge Ambrósio, Frederico Rauter, João Pombo, Manuel S. Pereira

   Pages 1-27

3. Maneuvering Multibody Dynamics: New Developments for Models with Fast Solution Scales and Pilot-in-the-Loop Effects

   • Carlo L. Bottasso, Giorgio Maisano, Francesco Scorcelletti

   Pages 29-48

4. Optimization of Multibody Systems and Their Structural Components

   • Olivier Brüls, Etienne Lemaire, Pierre Duysinx, Peter Eberhard

   Pages 49-68

5. Real-Time Aeroservoelastic Analysis of Wind-Turbines by Free Multibody Software

   • Luca Cavagna, Alessandro Fumagalli, Pierangelo Masarati, Marco Morandini, Paolo Mantegazza

   Pages 69-86

6. Comparison of Planar Structural Elements for Multibody Systems with Large Deformations

   • Markus Dibold, Johannes Gerstmayr

   Pages 87-105

7. Modeling and Analysis of Rigid Multibody Systems with Translational Clearance Joints Based on the Nonsmooth Dynamics Approach

   • Paulo Flores, Remco Leine, Christoph Glocker

   Pages 107-130

8. Application of General Multibody Methods to Robotics

   • Janusz Frączek, Marek Wojtyra

   Pages 131-152

9. Energy Considerations for the Stabilization of Constrained Mechanical Systems with Velocity Projection

   • Juan C. García Orden, Roberto A. Ortega Aguilera

   Pages 153-171

10. A General Purpose Algorithm for Optimal Trajectory Planning of Closed Loop Multibody Systems

    • Makoto Iwamura, Peter Eberhard, Werner Schiehlen, Robert Seifried

    Pages 173-193

11. Real-Time Simulation of Extended Vehicle Drivetrain Dynamics

    • Ralf U. Pfau, Thomas Schaden

    Pages 195-214

12. Assessment of Antagonistic Muscle Forces During Forearm Flexion/Extension

    • Maxime Raison, Christine Detrembleur, Paul Fisette, Jean-Claude Samin

    Pages 215-238

13. Computing Time Reduction Possibilities in Multibody Dynamics

    • Thorsten Schindler, Markus Friedrich, Heinz Ulbrich

    Pages 239-259

14. Optimization-Based Design of Minimum Phase Underactuated Multibody Systems

    • Robert Seifried

    Pages 261-282

15. GPU-Based Parallel Computing for the Simulation of Complex Multibody Systems with Unilateral and Bilateral Constraints: An Overview

    • Alessandro Tasora, Dan Negrut, Mihai Anitescu

    Pages 283-307

16. Investigation of Gears Using an Elastic Multibody Model with Contact

    • Pascal Ziegler, Peter Eberhard

    Pages 309-327

The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference “Multibody Dynamics 2009” was held in Warsaw, representing the fourth edition of a series which began in Lisbon (2003), and was then continued in Madrid (2005) and Milan (2007), held under the auspices of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). The conference provided a forum for exchanging ideas and results of several topics related to computational methods and applications in multibody dynamics, through the participation of 219 scientists from 27 countries, mostly from Europe but also from America and Asia. This book contains the revised and extended versions of invited conference papers, reporting on the state-of-the-art in the advances of computational multibody models, from the theoretical developments to practical engineering applications. By providing a helpful overview of the most active areas and the recent efforts of many prominent research groups in the field of multibody dynamics, this book can be highly valuable for both experienced researches who want to keep updated with the latest developments in this field and researches approaching the field for the first time.

• computational
• dynamics
• eccomas
• methods
• multibody

• Inst. Techniki Lotniczej, i Mechaniki Stosowanej, Technical University Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland

  Krzysztof Arczewski

• Dept. Mechanics, Technical University Radom, Radom, Poland

  Wojciech Blajer

• Inst. Aeronautics &, Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warszawa, Poland

  Janusz Fraczek, Marek Wojtyra

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