1. Preface

   • John McPhee
   • Ahmed Shabana

   Preface Pages: 1 - 1

2. Simulation of Motion of Constrained Multibody Systems Based on Projection Operator

   • Farhad Aghili
   • Jean-Claude Piedbœuf

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 16

3. Generalization of Plate Finite Elements for Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation

   • O.N. Dmitrochenko
   • D.Yu. Pogorelov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 43

4. Forward Dynamics of Open-Loop Multibody Mechanisms Using an Efficient Recursive Algorithm Based on Canonical Momenta

   • Joris Naudet
   • Dirk Lefeber
   • Zdravko Terze

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 59

5. Linear Algebra Considerations for the Multi-Threaded Simulation of Mechanical Systems

   • Dan Negrut

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 80

6. Stabilization Methods for the Integration of DAE in the Presence of Redundant Constraints

   • Maria Augusta Neto
   • Jorge Ambrósio

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 105

7. Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems with Non-Holonomic Constraints: A Finite Element Approach

   • A.L. Schwab
   • J.P. Meijaard

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 123

8. Dynamic Analysis of a Light Structure in Outer Space: Short Electrodynamic Tether

   • J. Valverde
   • J.L. Escalona
   • J. Domínguez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 146