Abstract: This paper presents a new solution procedure for simulation dynamics of multibody systems. The method is applicable to open chains with general interbody constraints. It is based on obtaining ...

Abstract: The discretized equations of motion for elastic systems are typically displayed in second-order form. That is, the elastic displacements are represented by a set of discretized (generalized) ...

Abstract: This paper builds on the theory of gyroelastic dynamics presented in a recent paper by the authors. An elastic continuum with a continuous distribution of stored angular momentum ( called ...

Abstract: This paper introduces the idea of distributed gyricity , in which each volume element of a continuum possesses an infinitesimal quantity of stored angular momentum. The continuum is also assumed ...

Abstract: The major advances in knowledge of extraterrestrial bodies come from in situ measurements on robotized measuring devices deployed by international space missions, for example, on the Moon and Mars. It is essential to test ...