In the present work, an introduction to the contact phenomena in multibody systems is made.
The different existing approaches are described, together with their most distinctive features …

A general regularized contact model, including normal compliance, energydissipation, and
tangential friction, is described in this paper. Thenormal damping coefficient is formulated as …

The guidance of railway vehicles is determined by a complex interaction between the
wheels and rails, which requires a detailed characterization of the contact mechanism in …

In the present work, different algorithms for contact detection in multibody systems based on
smooth contact modelling approaches are presented. Beginning with the simplest ones …

This paper presents a methodology for characterizing the responses of elastic-plastic beams
to low-energy impacts. The objective is to construct a new full impact characterization …

This thesis presents the theoretical derivations and the implementation of a contact
dynamics modelling system based on compliant contact models. The system was designed …

A novel contact model is presented which includes normal contact force and damping,
rolling resistance torque and tangential friction force. This model is appropriate for the …

In this work accident reconstruction methodologies using multibody dynamics formulations
were developed based on 3D-Multibody rigid dynamics. The developed methodology uses …

Neste trabalho foram desenvolvidas metodologias para a reconstituição de acidentes
rodoviários tendo por base formulações da dinâmica de sistemas de corpos múltiplos. Esta …

The main difference between railway and other vehicles is that they move on tracks. In
conventional rail vehicles, the wheels, assembled in a wheelset, are not free to rotate …