Fundamentals of multibody dynamics : theory and applications / Farid Amirouche

Includes bibliographical references (pages [655]-671) and index

Contents 1 Particle dynamics : the principle of Newton's second law 2 Rigid-body kinematics 3 Kinematics for general multibody systems 4 Modeling of forces in multibody systems 5 Equations of motion of multibody systems 6 Hamilton-Lagrange and Gibbs-Appel equations 7 Handling of constraints in multibody systems dynamics 8 Numerical stability of constrained multibody systems 9 Linearization and vibration analysis of multibody systems 10 Dynamics of multibody systems with terminal flexible links 11 Dynamic analysis of multiple flexible-body systems 12 Modeling of flexibility effects using the boundary-element method App. A Multibody dynamics flowchart for the construction of the equations of motion with constraints App. B Centroid location and area moment of inertia App. C Center of gravity and mass moment of inertia of homogeneous solids