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 hallmark of multibody dynamics is that most formulations involve a number of constraints.
Typically, when redundant generalized coordinates are used, equations of motion are …

Description From an authoritative expert whose work on modern helicopter rotor blade
analysis has spanned over three decades, comes the first consistent and rigorous …

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 …

This paper studies a Lie group extension of the generalized-α time integration method for
the simulation of flexible multibody systems. The equations of motion are formulated as an …

The parameterization of rotation is the subject of continuous research and development in
many theoretical and applied fields of mechanics, such as rigid body, structural, and …

This paper describes a multibody dynamics approach to the modeling of rotorcraft systems
and reviews the key aspects of the simulation procedure. The multibody dynamics analysis …

This paper is concerned with the modeling of joints with clearance within the framework of
finite element based dynamic analysis of nonlinear, flexible multibody systems. For actual …

We describe procedures for the multi-disciplinary design optimization of wind turbines,
where design parameters are optimized by maximizing a merit function, subjected to …

This paper proposes a family of Lie group time integrators for the simulation of flexible
multibody systems. The method provides an elegant solution to the rotation parametrization …