Modeling Flexible Bodies in Multibody Systems in Joint-Coordinates Formulation Using Spatial Algebra

This paper presents an efficient approach of using spatial algebra operator to formulate the kinematic and dynamic equations for developing capabilities to model flexible bodies within general purpose multibody dynamics solver. The proposed approach utilizes the joint coordinates and modal elastic c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohamed A. Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/468986