Multibody dynamic simulation of the next generation space telescope using finite elements and fuzzy sets

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 190, Issue 5-7, 2000, Pages 803-824

  Wasfy, Tamer M ^a   Noor, Ahmed K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY SETS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MULTIBODY DYNAMIC SIMULATION; SPACE TELESCOPES;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 0034315564     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00445-4     Document Type: Article

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