Over the years a considerable effort has been focused on the development of methods and computational algorithms for mathematical modelling and simulation of multibody systems. The methods are mainly concerned with effective formulation and numerical treatment of the dynamical equations of a general multibody system.
(1994) Blajer, Wojciech; Schiehlen, Werner; Schirm, Walter
The paper discusses some developments in the coordinate partitioning method for the dynamic analysis of constrained/closed-loop multibody systems. First, the method is reformulated to a more compact form. Then, a simple and reliable projective criterion for choosing the best coordinates from the redundant ones is proposed, and some advantages are pointed out that may arise in the method by applying inverse kinematics algorithms. Finally, the problem of determination ofphysical reactions of constraints and closing conditions is discussed. A four-bar linkage mechanism serves for an illustration of some aspects of the paper.
