Overview

The requirements for accurate and efficient analysis tools for design of large and lightweight mechanical systems has driven a strong interest in the challenging problem of multibody dynamics. This volume addresses some basic formulations, methodologies and computational aspects of the dynamics of multibody systems, including major applications. The scope of applications is extended to vehicle dynamics, aerospace technology, robotics, mechanisms design, intermittent motion and crashworthiness analysis. The applied scope of the book should help the advanced design engineers and researchers to appraise the different approaches available today and their use and suitability as efficient design tools for different classes of problems and practical applications in the general field of multibody dynamics. This book contains the edited version of selected papers presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on ""Computer Aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems"", held in Portugal, from 27 June to 9 July, 1993. It can be viewed as a natural extension of the material addressed in the Institute which was published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in the NATO ASIE Series, Volume 268, 1994.

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Author:   Manuel F.O. Seabra Pereira ,  Jorge A.C. Ambrósio
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1995 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.410kg
ISBN:  

9780792333043

ISBN 10:   0792333047
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   31 January 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dynamics of Contrained Systems Based on Mass-Orthogonal Projections.- An Efficient Implementation of the Velocity Transformation Method for Real-Time Dynamics with Illustrative Examples.- Efficient Object-Oriented Programming of Multibody Dynamics Formalisms.- A Relational Database for General Mechanical Systems.- A Method for the Linearization of the Dynamic Equations of Flexible Multibody Systems.- Efficient Modeling of General Multibody Dynamic Systems with Flexible Components.- Elimination of Constraint Equations from Flexible Mechanical Systems.- Eigenvalue Analysis in Flexible Multibody Dynamics Using the Non-Symmetric Lanczos Algorithm.- Optimal Design and Location of Manipulators.- Identification of Minimum Set Parameters of Flexible Robots.- Safety and Survivability Analysis of a Wall-Climbing Robot.- Synthesis of Spatial Mechanisms Using Optimization and Continuation Methods.- Modelling of Automotive Vehicles for Motion Control Studies.- Numerical Investigation of the Influence of the Shock Absorber on the Vertical Force Transmissibility of a McPherson Suspension.- Impact Dynamics of Multibody Mechanical Systems and Application to Crash Responses of Aircraft Occupant/Structure.- Data Fitting Methodology for Frontal Crash Victim Simulation.- Quasi-Static Modelling of the Multibody System Dynamics Taking into Account the Friction Forces.- Application of Multibody Dynamics to the Crashworthiness Optimization of Vehicle Structures.

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