A method for relaxing parameter constraints in rigid body dynamics

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 715-727

  Lauderdale, Todd A ^a   O'Reilly, Oliver M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosserat point; Pseudo rigid body; Rigid body dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; MOTION ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; TENSORS;

COSSERAT POINT; EULER PARAMETERS; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY; RIGID BODY DYNAMICS;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 13544275093     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2004.07.022     Document Type: Article

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