Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 1996, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 577-584.

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A METHOD FOR SOLVING THE DYNAMICS OF MULTIBODY SYSTEMS WITH RHEONOMIC AND NONHOLONOMIC CONSTRAINTS

Shui Xiaoping, Zhang Yongfa   

  1. Department of Applied Machanics, Peking Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
  • Received:1995-03-24 Online:1996-06-18 Published:1996-06-18

Abstract: The solution of the dynamic problem of multibody systems subject to rheonomic and nonholonomic constraints is achieved by applying singular value decomposition of the constraint matrix and projections of the dynamic equations of the systems along the feasible and unfeasible directions of the constraints. Formula to solve the constraint reaction forces and a method to avoid the violation of the constraints are also given.The solution does not rely on coordinates used to describe the systems and is computational efficitive example is finally presnted.

Key words: dynamicmultibody system, nonholonomic constraint, rheonomic constraint, singular value decomposition, Projection

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