Abstract Design optimization of flexible multibody dynamics is critical to reducing weight and
therefore increasing efficiency and lowering costs of mechanical systems. Simulation of …

Wind farm flow control aims to improve wind turbine performance by reducing aerodynamic
wake interaction between turbines. Dynamic, physics-based models of wind farm flows have …

Direct methods for the simulation of optimal control problems apply a specific discretization
to the dynamics of the problem, and the discrete adjoint method is suitable to calculate …

This work proposes a fully-coupled topology optimization methodology to optimize the
structural components of flexible multibody systems. It employs the Adjoint Variable Method …

The interest on closed-form analytical sensitivity equations based on the classical forward
dynamics formulations, started shortly after the equations were ready and became popular …

This paper is focused on the development of a numerical procedure for solving the system
identification problem of linear dynamical models that mathematically describe multibody …

Optimal control theory allows finding the optimal input of a mechanical system modelled as
an initial value problem. The resulting minimisation problem may be solved with known …

The adjoint method is an elegant approach for the computation of the gradient of a cost
function to identify a set of parameters. An additional set of differential equations has to be …

The gradient-based design optimization of mechanical systems requires robust and efficient
sensitivity analysis tools. The adjoint method is regarded as the most efficient semi …

The design of multibody systems involves high fidelity and reliable techniques and
formulations that should help the analyst to make reasonable decisions. Given that …