Flexible Multibody Dynamics: A Finite Element Approach / Edition 1

by Michel Géradin, Alberto Cardona

Overview

Flexible Multibody Dynamics comprehensively describes the numerical modelling of flexible multibody dynamics systems in space and aircraft structures, vehicles, and mechanical systems. A rigorous approach is followed to handle finite rotations in 3D, with a thorough discussion of the different alternatives for parametrization. Modelling of flexible bodies is treated following the Finite Element technique, a novel aspect in multibody systems simulation.
Moreover, this book provides extensive coverage of the formulation of a general purpose software for flexible multibody dynamics analysis, based on an exhaustive treatment of large rotations and finite element modelling, and incorporating useful reference material.
Features include different solution techniques such as:
* time integration of differential-algebraic equations
* non-linear substructuring
* continuation methods
* nonlinear bifurcation analysis.
In essence, this is an ideal text for senior undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals in mechanical and aeronautical engineering, as well as mechanical design engineers and researchers, and engineers working in areas such as kinematics and dynamics of deployable structures, vehicle dynamics and mechanical design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471489900
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/05/2001
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 9.49(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Michel Géradin and Alberto Cardona are the authors of Flexible Multibody Dynamics: A Finite Element Approach, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

Generalized Coordinates for Mechanism Analysis.

Kinematics of Finite Motion.

Parameterization of Spherical Motion.

Rigid Body Dynamics.

The Elastic Beam.

System Constraints: Modelling of Joints.

Substructuring Techniques.

Static and Kinematic Analyses of Multibody Systems.

Time Integration of Constrained Systems.

Automatic Step Size Control.

Energy Conserving Time Integration.

References.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"a competent offering" (The Aeronautical Journal, November 2001)

From the Publisher

A textbook for graduates and senior undergraduates, and a tutorial and reference for professionals, in mechanical and aeronautical engineering. It has grown from research that began in 1990 by G<'e>radin (U. of Liege, the Netherlands) and Cardona (U. of Litoral, Argentina) to develop methods for dealing with structural deformation in multibody systems. They focus on the needs of the European aerospace community to model system such as ejection mechanism, landing gears, and deployable antennas. They decided that the finite element method was by far the best tool for structural flexibility in articulated systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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