Contact Force Models for Multibody Dynamics

• Main Authors: Flores, Paulo (Author), Lankarani, Hamid M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 226
• Subjects: Engineering.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Mechanical engineering.; Mechatronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book analyzes several compliant contact force models within the context of multibody dynamics, while also revisiting the main issues associated with fundamental contact mechanics. In particular, it presents various contact force models, from linear to nonlinear, from purely elastic to dissipati...