Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems Rigid Finite Element Method /

• Main Authors: Wittbrodt, Edmund (Author), Adamiec-Wójcik, Iwona (Author), Wojciech, Stanisaw (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Foundations of Engineering Mechanics,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

A new approach is presented for modelling multi-body systems, which constitutes a substantial enhancement of the Rigid Finite Element method. The new approach is based on homogeneous transformations and joint coordinates, and it yields the advantage that equations of motion are automatically generat...

Table of Contents:

• Homogenous Transformations
• The Rigid Finite Element Method
• Modification of the Rigid Finite Element Method
• Calculations for a Cantilever Beam and Methods of Integrating the Equations of Motion
• Verification of the Method
• Applications.