Interval modeling of dynamics for multibody systems

Interval Algorithms in Modeling of Multibody Systems

We will show how a variety of interval algorithms have found their use in the multibody modeling program MOBILE. This paper acquaints the reader with the key features of this open source software, describes how interval arithmetic help to implement new transmission elements, and reports on interval modeling of dynamics, which is an inherent part of multibody simulations. In the latter case, the...

Dynamics of 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...

Dynamics and Control of Multibody Systems

Multiphysics modeling of mechatronic multibody systems

Modeling mechatronic multibody systems requires the same type of methodology as for designing and prototyping mechatronic devices: a unified and integrated engineering approach. Various formulations are currently proposed to deal with multiphysics modeling, e.g. graph theories, equational approaches, cosimulation techniques. Recent works have pointed out their relative advantages and drawbacks,...