Banerjee A.K. Flexible Multibody Dynamics: Efficient Formulations and Applications

John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, UK, 2016. — 306 p. — ISBN: 1119015642.Arun K. Banerjee is one of the foremost experts in the world on the subject of flexible multibody dynamics. This book describes how to build mathermatical models of multibody systems with elastic components. Examples of such systems include the human body itself, construction cranes, cares with trailers, helicopers, spacecraft deploying antennas, tethered satellites, and underwater maneuvering vehicles. This book provides methods of analysis of complex mechanical systems that can be simulated in less computer time than other methods. It equips the reader with knowledge of algorithms that provide accurate results in reduced simulation time.Derivation of Equations of Motion
Deployment, Station-Keeping, and Retrieval of a Flexible Tether Connecting a Satellite to the Shuttle
Kane’s Method of Linearization Applied to the Dynamics of a Beam in Large Overall Motion
Dynamics of a Plate in Large Overall Motion
Dynamics of an Arbitrary Flexible Body in Large Overall Motion
Flexible Multibody Dynamics: Dense Matrix Formulation
Component Mode Selection and Model Reduction: A Review
Block-Diagonal Formulation for a Flexible Multibody System
Efficient Variables, Recursive Formulation, and Multi-Point Constraints in Flexible Multibody Dynamics
Efficient Modeling of Beams with Large Deflection and Large Base Motion
Variable-n Order-n Formulation for Deployment and Retraction of Beams and Cables with Large Deflection
Order-n Equations of Flexible Rocket Dynamics
Appendixes
Efficient Generalized Speeds for a Single Free-Flying Flexible Body
A FORTRAN Code of the Order-n Algorithm: Application to an Example