Linear dynamics of flexible multibody systems

Simulation of Flexible Multibody Systems Using Linear Graph Theory

This chapter provides a general description of a variational graph-theoretic formulation for simulation of flexible multibody systems (FMS) which includes a brief review of linear graph principles required to formulate this algorithm. The system is represented by a linear graph, in which nodes represent reference frames on flexible bodies, and edges represent components that connect these frame...

Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems using Virtual Work and Linear Graph Theory

By combining linear graph theory with the principle of virtual work, a dynamic formulation is obtained that extends graph-theoretic modelling methods to the analysis of exible multibody systems. The system is represented by a linear graph, in which nodes represent reference frames on rigid and exible bodies, and edges represent components that connect these frames. By selecting a spanning tree ...

Dynamics of Multibody Systems

Numerical Analysis of Flexible Multibody Systems

Modeling Intermittent Contact for Flexible Multibody Systems

This paper consists of two parts. The first part presents a complementarity based recursive scheme to model intermittent contact for flexible multibody systems. A recursive divide and conquer framework is used to explicitly impose the bilateral constraints in the entire system. The presented approach is an extension of the hybrid scheme for rigid multibody systems to allow for small deformation...