Analysis of large flexible body deformation in multibody systems using absolute coordinates

Multibody System Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-432

  Von Dombrowski, Stefan ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absolute nodal coordinate formulation; Euler Bernoulli beam; Flexible bodies; Large deformation; Large rotation; Multibody dynamics

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CABLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN;

MULTIBODY SYSTEMS;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 0036862161     PISSN: 13845640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021158911536     Document Type: Article

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