Dynamics of Multibody Systems: Symposium Munich/Germany August 29–September 3, 1977

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Simulation of Multibody Systems Using the Vector-Network Model....Pages 1-13
On the Influence of Damping on the Stability of Certain Gyroscopic Systems....Pages 14-24
A Flexible Passive Space Array with Springs (II)....Pages 25-35
Multibody System Applications and Simulations at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory....Pages 36-47
Some Recent Advances in Numerical Methods in Structural Dynamics....Pages 48-62
Nonlinear Behaviour of Multibody Systems under Impulsive Parametric Excitation....Pages 63-74
The Self-Synchronization of Mechanical Vibrators of the Resonance Type Vibrating Machinery with Multidegree of Freedom....Pages 75-86
On Mechanics of Gyroscopes in Gimbal Suspension....Pages 87-96
Nonholonomic Multibody Systems Containing Gyrostats....Pages 97-107
Simulation of the Longitudinal Dynamics of a Train....Pages 108-119
The Dynamics of a Class of Electrically-Actuated and Cable-Driven Manipulators....Pages 120-132
New Methods in the Dynamics of Systems of Rigid Bodies....Pages 133-143
Dynamics of Nonideal Gyroscopic Systems....Pages 144-157
Multibody Systems Containing Active Elements: Generation of Linearized System Equations, System Analysis and Order-Reduction....Pages 158-171
Identification of Lumped Element Models from Response Measurements of Vibrating Structures....Pages 172-183
The Mathematical Description of Mechanical Systems from the View of Control Engineering with Hybrid Coordinates as State Space Variables....Pages 184-195
Response by Normal Coordinates of a Structure Interacting with a Fluid....Pages 196-207
Bond Graphs for Flexible Multibody Systems....Pages 208-219
Unbalance-Caused Instabilities on Segmented Elastically Coupled Rotor Systems....Pages 220-230
Synthesis and Dynamic Characteristics of Large Structures with Rotating Substructures....Pages 231-244
Structural Dynamics and Configuration Control of Spinning and Gravity Oriented Multibody Systems....Pages 245-259
On the Stability of Interactive Multibody Systems with an Application to Maglev-Vehicle-Guideway Control Systems....Pages 260-273
Constraint Stabilization for Rigid Bodies: an Extension of Baumgarte’s Method....Pages 274-289
Symbolic Computerized Derivation of Equations of Motion....Pages 290-305
Identification of a Rotor System....Pages 306-317
On Decentralized Control of Large-Scale Systems....Pages 318-330
Model Truncation Using Controllability, Observability Measures....Pages 331-344
The Stability of a Class of Multiaxle Railway Vehicles Possessing Perfect Steering....Pages 345-356
Nonlinear Equations of Motion for Arbitrary Systems of Interconnected Rigid Bodies....Pages 357-369
Back Matter....Pages 370-376