Abstract: Impact analyses suffer from several practical limitations which limit their application to predict the approximate magnitude of the various phenomena involved. The transient force deformation ...

Abstract: Computer models of the human body are robust tools for gaining insight into the gross motion of ground vehicle or aircraft occupants and evaluating the loads and, deformations of their critical ...

Abstract: A continuous contact force model for the impact analysis of a two-particle collision is presented. The model uses the general trend of the Hertz contact law. A hysteresis damping function is ...

Abstract: For mechanical systems that undergo intermittent motion, the usual formulation of the equations of motion is not valid over the periods of discontinuity, and a procedure for balancing the momenta ...

Abstract: A computational methodology for dynamic description of rigid multibody systems with translational clearance joints is presented and discussed in this work. Over the past years, extensive work has ...

Abstract: This work deals with a methodology to assess the influence of the spherical clearance joints in spatial multibody systems. The methodology is based on the Cartesian coordinates, with the dynamics ...

Abstract: Analysis of impact problems in the presence of any tangential component of impact velocity requires a friction model capable of correct detection of the impact modes. This paper presents a ...

Abstract: Clearances exist in different kinds of joints in multibody mechanical systems, which could drastically affect the dynamic behavior of the system. If the joint is dry with no lubricant, impact ...