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Nonminimal Kane's Equations of Motion for Multibody Dynamical Systems Subject to Nonlinear Nonholonomic Constraints

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Nonholonomic constraint equations that are nonlinear in velocities are incorporated with Kane's dynamical equations by utilizing the acceleration form of constraints, resulting in Kane's nonminimal equations of motion, i.e. the equations that involve the full set of generalized accelerations. Together with the kinematical differential equations, these equations form a state-space model that is full-order, separated in the derivatives of the states, and involves no Lagrange multipliers. The method is illustrated by using it to obtain nonminimal equations of motion for the classical Appell–Hamel problem when the constraints are modeled as nonlinear in the velocities. It is shown that this fictitious nonlinearity has a predominant effect on the numerical stability of the dynamical equations, and hence it is possible to use it for improving the accuracy of simulations. Another issue is the dynamics of constraint violations caused by integration errors due to enforcing a differentiated form of the constraint equations. To solve this problem, the acceleration form of the constraint equations is augmented with constraint stabilization terms before using it with the dynamical equations. The procedure is illustrated by stabilizing the constraint equations for a holonomically constrained particle in the gravitational field.

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  1. Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulrahman H. Bajodah

  2. School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, U.S.A.

    Dewey H. Hodges

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, U.S.A.

    Ye-Hwa Chen

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Bajodah, A.H., Hodges, D.H. & Chen, YH. Nonminimal Kane's Equations of Motion for Multibody Dynamical Systems Subject to Nonlinear Nonholonomic Constraints. Multibody Syst Dyn 14, 155–187 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-005-5968-z

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