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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"multibody dynamic"”.
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Aeroelastic Analysis of Rotor Blades Using Three Dimensional Flexible Multibody Dynamic Analysis
… to model complex three-dimensional bodies in a multibody system. Unlike most of the formulations based on the floating frame of reference method, which assume small or moderate deformations, the present formulation allows large elastic deformations within each frame by using the co-rotational …
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Vibration Analysis of a Wind Turbine Multi-Stage Planetary Gearbox Incorporating a Flexible Body Component
… on the combination of a flexible body and a multibody dynamics analysis software. This is done through the usage of MSC ADAMS, a multibody dynamic analysis program, and MSC Patran/Nastran, a finite element analysis software, and its associated solver. The model is created to show the …
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Design and Control of a Cable-Driven Articulated Modular Snake Robot
… sinusoid is presented and compared to a detailed multibody dynamic model. Control strategies for snake robots with coupled joints are developed, along with a feedback linearization of the joint dynamics. Experimental studies of force control, locomotion, and adaptation to obstacles using a fully …
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Aeroelastic study of a multi-hinged wing
Dynamic aeroelastic response of multi-segmented hinged wings is studied theoretically and experimentally in this thesis. For the theoretical study, a method of modeling the aeroelastic characteristics of multi-hinged wings is proposed. The method employs the Runge-Kutta scheme to solve the …
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Optimal Design and Control of Multibody Systems with Friction
In practical multibody systems, various factors such as friction, joint clearances, and external events play a significant role and can greatly influence the optimal design of the system and its controller. This research focuses on the use of gradient-based optimization methods for multibody …
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Smart deployable space structures
… can be deformed to obtain a desired shape. A multibody code was developed which constantly solves the equation of motion with inputs from internal actuation and external perturbation forces. During the inflation and actuation of the structure, the entities of the mass matrix and the stiffness …
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Direct Sensitivity Analysis of Spatial Multibody Systems with Joint Friction
… and adjoint sensitivity analysis of complex multibody dynamic systems. Multibody formulations with joint friction were developed in the recent years and these systems have to be modeled by highly non-linear differential algebraic equations (DAEs) that are difficult to solve using numerical …
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Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Multibody Systems
Multibody dynamics simulations are currently widely accepted as valuable means for dynamic performance analysis of mechanical systems. The evolution of theoretical and computational aspects of the multibody dynamics discipline make it conducive these days for other types of applications, in …
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Dynamic Modeling and Lateral Stability Analysis of Long Combination Vehicles
… a comprehensive modeling evaluation of the dynamic stability of Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) that are commonly operated on U.S. highways, using multibody dynamic simulations in MATLAB/Simulink®. The dynamic equations for a tractor with two trailers connected by an A-frame converter dolly …
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Practical Challenges in the Method of Controlled Lagrangians
… as they retain the underlying nonlinear dynamics and can provide stability results that hold over larger domain than can be obtained using linear design and analysis. The objective of this dissertation is to identify the control challenges in applying the method of controlled Lagrangians …
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Advanced modeling and design optimization for biomedical industry seeking enhanced reliability and cost efficiency
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