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 dissipative, and
describes their parameters. Addressing the different numerical methods and
algorithms for contact problems in multibody systems, the book describes the
gross motion of multibody systems by using a two-dimensional formulation based
on the absolute coordinates and employs different contact models to represent
contact-impact events. Results for selected planar multibody mechanical systems
are presented and utilized to discuss the main assumptions and procedures
adopted throughout this work. The material provided here indicates that the
prediction of the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems involving
contact-impact strongly depends on the choice of contact force model. In short,
the book provides a comprehensive resource for the multibody dynamics community
and beyond on modeling contact forces and the dynamics of mechanical systems
undergoing contact-impact events.
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 dissipative, and describes their parameters. Addressing the different numerical methods and algorithms for contact problems in multibody systems, the book describes the gross motion of multibody systems by using a two-dimensional formulation based on the absolute coordinates and employs different contact models to represent contact-impact events. Results for selected planar multibody mechanical systems are presented and utilized to discuss the main assumptions and procedures adopted throughout this work. The material provided here indicates that the prediction of the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems involving contact-impact strongly depends on the choice of contact force model. In short, the book provides a comprehensive resource for the multibody dynamics community and beyond on modeling contact forces and the dynamics of mechanical systems undergoing contact-impact events.
Paulo Flores
Formulation of Multibody dynamics Modeling contact-impact events Numerical methods Application examples Planar multibody systems Contact problems Biomechanical systems Contact kinematics