Advanced Design of Mechanical Systems: from Analysis to Optimization
Suggested readings
P.E. Nikravesh, Computer-Aided Analysis of Mechanical Systems, Prentice-Hall, Englewood-Cliffs, New Jersey, 1988.
J. Ambrósio, Efficient Kinematic Joints Descriptions For Flexible Multibody Systems Experiencing Linear And Non-linear Deformations, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 56, 1771–1793, 2003.
J. García de Jalón, E. Bayo, Kinematic and Dynamic Simulation of Multibody Systems: the Real-Time Challenge, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1994.
W. Blajer, On the determination of joint reactions in multibody mechanisms, Journal of Mechanical Design, 126, 341–350, 2004.
W. Blajer, Elimination of constraint violation and accuracy aspects in numerical simulation of multibody systems, Multibody Systems Dynamics, 7, 265–284, 2002.
S.S Chen, Hansen J.M., Tortorelli D.A., Unconditionally energy stable implicit time integration: application to multibody system analysis and design, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 48, 791–822, 2000.
C. Chang, Nikravesh, P.: Optimal design of mechanical systems with constraint violation stabilization method. Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions, and Automated Design, 107, 493–498, 1985.
E.J. Haug and P.E. Ehle, Second order design sensitivity analysis of mechanical system dynamics, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 18, 1699–1717, 1982.
Sedlaczek, K.; Gaugele, T.; Eberhard, P.: Topology Optimized Synthesis of Planar Kinematic Rigid Body Mechanisms. Multibody Dynamics 2005, ECCOMAS Thematic Conferences, by J.M. Goicolea, J. Cuadrado, J.C. Garcia Orden (Eds.).
J. Ambrósio, M. Augusta Neto and R. Leal, Optimization of a Complex Flexible Multibody Systems with Composite Materials, Multibody Systems Dynamics, 18(2), 117–144, 2007.
Kübler, L.; Henninger, C.; Eberhard, P.: Multi-Criteria Optimization of a Hexapod Machine. Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 14(3–4), 2005.
Sedlaczek, K.; Eberhard, P.: Using Augmented Lagrangian Particle Swarm Optimization for Unconstrained Problems in Engineering. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 32(4), 277–286, 2006.
J. Gonçalves and J. Ambrósio, Road Vehicle Multiple Objective Optimization for Ride and Stability, Multibody Systems Dynamics, 13(1), 3–23, 2005.
W. Blajer, A geometric unification of constrained system dynamics, Multibody System Dynamics, 1, 3–21, 1997.