Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle

Early derivations of the equations of motion for single rigid bodies, single flexible bodies, and flexible multibody systems in terms of quasi-coordinates have been carried out in two stages. The first consists of the use of the extended Hamilton’s principle to derive standard Lagrange’s equations i...

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Main Author: L. Meirovitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1993-1202
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description Early derivations of the equations of motion for single rigid bodies, single flexible bodies, and flexible multibody systems in terms of quasi-coordinates have been carried out in two stages. The first consists of the use of the extended Hamilton’s principle to derive standard Lagrange’s equations in terms of generalized coordinates and the second represents a transformation of the Lagrange’s equations to equations in terms of quasi-coordinates. In this article, hybrid (ordinary and partial) differential equations for flexible multibody systems are derived in terms of quasi-coordinates directly from the extended Hamilton's principle. The approach has beneficial implications in an eventual spatial discretization of the problem.
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spelling doaj-art-34e3c3069b7e42268222d53c1eac3ca72025-02-03T05:48:25ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92031993-01-011210711910.3233/SAV-1993-1202Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s PrincipleL. Meirovitch0Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USAEarly derivations of the equations of motion for single rigid bodies, single flexible bodies, and flexible multibody systems in terms of quasi-coordinates have been carried out in two stages. The first consists of the use of the extended Hamilton’s principle to derive standard Lagrange’s equations in terms of generalized coordinates and the second represents a transformation of the Lagrange’s equations to equations in terms of quasi-coordinates. In this article, hybrid (ordinary and partial) differential equations for flexible multibody systems are derived in terms of quasi-coordinates directly from the extended Hamilton's principle. The approach has beneficial implications in an eventual spatial discretization of the problem.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1993-1202
spellingShingle L. Meirovitch
Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle
Shock and Vibration
title Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle
title_full Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle
title_fullStr Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle
title_full_unstemmed Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle
title_short Derivation of Equations for Flexible Multibody Systems in Terms of Quasi-Coordinates from the Extended Hamilton’s Principle
title_sort derivation of equations for flexible multibody systems in terms of quasi coordinates from the extended hamilton s principle
url http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1993-1202
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