A fully revised fifth edition providing comprehensive coverage of flexible multibody system dynamics. Including a new chapter on the integration of geometry, durability analysis, and design, it is ideal for single-semester graduate courses on multibody dynamics taken in aerospace and mechanical engineering departments.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction; 2. Reference kinematics; 3. Analytical techniques; 4. Mechanics of deformable bodies; 5. Floating frame of reference formulation; 6. Finite-element formulation; 7. The large deformation problem; 8. Concepts and essential details; 9. Integration of geometry, durability analysis, and design; Appendix: linear algebra.