Computer-Aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems

✍ Scribed by R. A. Wehage, M. J. Belczynski (auth.), Manuel F. O. Seabra Pereira, Jorge A. C. Ambrósio (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 622
• Series: NATO ASI Series 268
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book contains the edited version of the lectures presented at the NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE on "COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS OF RIGID AND FLEXIBLE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS". held in Troia. Portugal. from the 27 June to 9 July. 1993. and organized by the Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica. Instituto Superior Tecnico. This ASI addressed the state-of-art in the field of multibody dynamics. which is now a well developed subject with a great variety of formalisms. methods and principles. Ninety five participants. from twenty countries. representing academia. industry. government and research institutions attended this Institute. This contributed greatly to the success of the Institute since it encouraged the interchange of experiences between leading scientists and young scholars and promoted discussions that helped to generate new ideas and to defme directions of research and future developments. The full program of the Institute included also contributed presentations made by participants where different topics have been explored. Such topics include: formulations and numerical aspects in rigid and flexible mechanical systems; object-oriented paradigms; optimal design and synthesis; robotics; kinematics; path planning; control; impact dynamics; and several application oriented developments in weapon systems. vehicles and crash worthiness. These papers have been revised and will be published by Kluwer in a special issue of the Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and in a forthcoming companion book. This book brings together. in a tutorial and review manner. a comprehensive summary of current work and is therefore suitable for a wide range of interests.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Constrained Multibody Dynamics....Pages 3-29
Construction of the Equations of Motion for Multibody Dynamics Using Point and Joint Coordinates....Pages 31-60
Dynamics of Multibody Systems with Minimal Coordinates....Pages 61-100
Symbolic Computations in Multibody Systems....Pages 101-136
On–Line Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems....Pages 137-157
Topological Description of Articulated Systems....Pages 159-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Flexibility in Multibody Dynamics with Applications to Crashworthiness....Pages 199-232
Finite Element Modeling Concepts in Multibody Dynamics....Pages 233-284
Kinematic and Dynamic Simulation of Rigid and Flexible Systems with Fully Cartesian Coordinates....Pages 285-323
Computer Implementation of Flexible Multibody Equations....Pages 325-349
Flexibility Effects in Multibody Systems....Pages 351-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
On Twist and Wrench Generators and Annihilators....Pages 379-411
Application of Computer Aided Kinematics to Modelling of Contacts in Robotic Manipulation....Pages 413-444
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Reduction of Multibody Simulation Time by Appropriate Formulation of Dynamical System Equations....Pages 447-482
Computational Challenges in Mechanical Systems Simulation....Pages 483-499
Numerical Integration of Second Order Differential—Algebraic Systems in Flexible Mechanism Dynamics....Pages 501-529
Front Matter....Pages 531-531
Dynamic Simulation for Vehicle Virtual Prototyping....Pages 533-554
Man/Machine Interaction Dynamics and Performance Analysis, Biomechanics, and Ndiscos Multibody Equations....Pages 555-608
Back Matter....Pages 609-619

✦ Subjects

Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering; Engineering Design; Mechanical Engineering; Applications of Mathematics