... August 18, 2017; final manuscript received April 20, 2018; published online May 17, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Javier Cuadrado. 18 08 2017 20 04 2018 Computational mechanics Continuation Methods Multibody system dynamics Rigid-body dynamics Stability Flexible-body dynamics...

... dynamics Rigid-body dynamics Flexible-body dynamics Developing flexible multibody system (MBS) models requires the formulation of the equations of motion of the deformable components, which have infinite number of degrees-of-freedom (DOF). Nonetheless, infinite-dimension spaces are not suitable...

... . Manuscript received September 5, 2017; final manuscript received November 10, 2017; published online December 7, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Zdravko Terze. 05 09 2017 10 11 2017 Computational kinematics Computational mechanics Rigid-body dynamics Dynamics Flexible-body dynamics...

... 20, 2017; final manuscript received August 7, 2017; published online November 1, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Mohammad Younis. 20 05 2017 07 08 2017 Nonlinear dynamical systems Nonlinear instabilities Rigid-body dynamics Structural dynamics Flexible-body dynamics...

... Friction modeling Contact modeling Flexible-body dynamics Mechanism systems Developments in robotics have led to the design and manufacturing of robotic systems that mimic various animals. These robotic systems can be modeled by several open kinematic chains (branches); so, they are referred...

... dynamics Flexible-body dynamics The annual number of total hip and knee replacement surgeries are predicted to increase by over 170% (to 572,000) and 670% (to 3.48 × 10 6 ), respectively, by the year 2030 [ 1 ]. This alarming increase in joint replacements motivates the need for noninvasive...

... ONLINEAR D YNAMICS . Manuscript received April 3, 2016; final manuscript received August 6, 2016; published online December 5, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Ahmet S. Yigit. 03 04 2016 06 08 2016 Rigid-body dynamics Flexible-body dynamics This investigation deals with the important...

... Rigid-body dynamics Flexible-body dynamics A traditional transmission mainly consists of a number of gears with multiple gear ratios, and the output-to-input speed ratio of the transmission is varied by switching different pairs of meshed gears [ 1 ]. In a vehicle application, an engine has...

...C. M. Roithmayr; D. H. Hodges 05 09 2016 09 09 2016 Multibody system dynamics Rigid-body dynamics Flexible-body dynamics REVIEWED BY OLIVIER A. BAUCHAU , Igor Sikorsky Professor of Rotorcraft, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park...

.... 06 09 2015 24 07 2016 Aerospace applications Flexible-cody dynamics Parameter estimation Rigid-body dynamics System identification Flexible-body dynamics The space structure is widely used in the aerospace and civil engineering [ 1 , 2 ]. Unfortunately, its light...

... is unlimited. 13 11 2015 06 07 2016 Aerospace applications Experimental dynamics Fractional calculus Nonlinear dynamical systems Rigid-body dynamics Structural dynamics Flexible-body dynamics The Air Force Institute of Technology has an interest in lighter than air vehicles...

... Rigid-body dynamics Robotics Dynamics Flexible-body dynamics Mechanism systems The following is the story of the growth of the technology now called multibody dynamics. However, more than that, it is the story of the times and some of the people who allowed that technology to develop...

... dynamics Impact Multibody system dynamics Rigid-body dynamics Symbolic solution systems Dynamics Contact modeling Flexible-body dynamics When a multibody system is subjected to impact forces which may originate from external impulses or impulsive constraints, the velocity and acceleration...