Computational strategies for flexible multibody systems

TM Wasfy, AK Noor - Appl. Mech. Rev., 2003 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The status and some recent developments in computational modeling of flexible multibody
systems are summarized. Discussion focuses on a number of aspects of flexible multibody …

A geometrically exact model for soft continuum robots: The finite element deformation space formulation

S Grazioso, G Di Gironimo, B Siciliano - Soft robotics, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Mathematical modeling of soft robots is complicated by the description of the continuously
deformable three-dimensional shape that they assume when subjected to external loads. In …

Geometrically exact finite element formulations for slender beams: Kirchhoff–Love theory versus Simo–Reissner theory

C Meier, A Popp, WA Wall - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2019 - Springer
The present work focuses on geometrically exact finite elements for highly slender beams. It
aims at the proposal of novel formulations of Kirchhoff–Love type, a detailed review of …

Geometrically exact beam finite element formulated on the special Euclidean group SE (3)

V Sonneville, A Cardona, O Brüls - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper describes a dynamic formulation of a straight beam finite element in the setting of
the special Euclidean group SE (3). First, the static and dynamic equilibrium equations are …

Constitutive models for strongly curved beams in the frame of isogeometric analysis

A Cazzani, M Malagù, E Turco… - … and Mechanics of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The current development of the isogeometric approach in various fields of mechanics is
explained by the high-accuracy results which can be achieved at a reduced computational …

Multibody implementation of finite volume C beams

GL Ghiringhelli, P Masarati, P Mantegazza - AIAA journal, 2000 - arc.aiaa.org
BEAMS are an important tool of structural analysis because they represent a relatively
simple model compared to a threedimensional analysis of slender structural systems. The fi …

Modal reduction procedures for flexible multibody dynamics

V Sonneville, M Scapolan, M Shan… - Multibody System …, 2021 - Springer
Through a critical review of the various component mode synthesis techniques developed in
the past, it is shown that both Craig–Bampton's and Herting's methods are particular cases …

A total Lagrangian, objective and intrinsically locking‐free Petrov–Galerkin SE(3) Cosserat rod finite element formulation

J Harsch, S Sailer, SR Eugster - International Journal for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Based on more than three decades of rod finite element theory, this publication combines
the successful contributions found in the literature and eradicates the arising drawbacks like …

Integrating finite rotations

CL Bottasso, M Borri - Computer methods in applied mechanics and …, 1998 - Elsevier
We study the integration of problems of evolution in the rotation group. Instead of attacking
the problem in the nonlinear differential manifold SO (3)(pure rotational dynamics), as is …

Review of the exponential and Cayley map on SE (3) as relevant for Lie group integration of the generalized Poisson equation and flexible multibody systems

A Müller - Proceedings of The Royal Society A, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The exponential and Cayley maps on SE (3) are the prevailing coordinate maps used in Lie
group integration schemes for rigid body and flexible body systems. Such geometric …