Master-slave approach for the modelling of joints with dependent degrees of freedom in flexible mechanisms

Author (s): Muñoz, J; Jelenic, G and Crisfield, MA
Journal: Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volume: 19, Issue 9
Pages: 689 – 702
Date: 2003

Abstract:
The analysis of multibody systems requires an exact description of the kinematics of the joints involved. In the present work the master-slave approach is employed and endowed with the possibility of including several more complex types of joints. We present the formulation for joints where some relation between the different released degrees of freedom exists such as the screw joint, the rack-and-pinion joint or the cam joint. These joints are implemented in conjunction with geometrically exact beams and an energy-momentum conserving time-stepping algorithm.

  
  

Bibtex:

@article {CNM:CNM627,
author = {Muñoz, J. and Jelenić, G. and Crisfield, M. A.},
title = {Master–slave approach for the modelling of joints with dependent degrees of freedom in flexible mechanisms},
journal = {Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering},
volume = {19},
number = {9},
publisher = {John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.},
issn = {1099-0887},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.627},
doi = {10.1002/cnm.627},
pages = {689--702},
keywords = {multibody dynamics, flexible mechanisms, conserving time-integration, master–slave technique, constraint violation},
year = {2003},
}