Energy Preserving Time Integration for Constrained Multibody Systems

Elisabet V. Lens, Alberto Cardona, Michel Géradin

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Abstract

This paper describes an energy preserving integration method for the dynamic analysis of nonlinear multibody systems in the presence of nonlinear constraints. The aspects of finite rotation incrementation, discrete energy conservation and the most common constraint types are examined in detail. The application is made to several rigid body examples, including an intermittent contact problem.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-61
Number of pages21
JournalMultibody System Dynamics
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DAE systems
  • Energy preservation
  • Time integration

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