Multibody Dynamics: Computational Methods and Applications (Computational Methods in Applied Sciences)

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Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 6
Physiological Methods to Solve the Force-Sharing Problem in Biomechanics......Page 9
Multi-Step Forward Dynamic Gait Simulation......Page 32
A Fast NCP Solver for Large Rigid-Body Problems with Contacts, Friction, and Joints......Page 51
Solution Procedures for Maneuvering Multibody Dynamics Problems for Vehicle Models of Varying Complexity......Page 62
Synthesis and Optimization of Flexible Mechanisms......Page 85
The Reverse Method of Lines in Flexible Multibody Dynamics......Page 98
A Nonlinear Finite Element Framework for Flexible Multibody Dynamics: Rotationless Formulation and Energy-Momentum Conserving Discretization......Page 122
A Second Order Extension of the Generalized–α Method for Constrained Systems in Mechanics......Page 145
Kinematical Optimization of Closed-Loop Multibody Systems......Page 161
A Comparison of Three Different Linear Order Multibody Dynamics Algorithms in Limited Parallel Computing Environments......Page 182
Linear Dual Algebra Algorithms and their Application to Kinematics......Page 208
A Memory Based Communication in the Co-simulation of Multibody and Finite Element Codes for Pantograph-Catenary Interaction Simulation......Page 231