1. Introduction,- 1.1
General Issues in Contact Problems.- 1.2 Methods Dealing with
Contact-Impact Events.- 1.3 Contact-Impact Problems in Biomechanical
Systems.- 1.4 Generality of Contact Force Models for Multibody
Dynamics.- References.- 2. Pure Elastic Contact Force Models.-2.1 Generalized
Contact Kinematics.- 2.2 Linear Hooke Contact Model.-
2.3 Nonlinear Hertz Contact Model.- 2.4 Other Elastic Contact
Models.- References.- 3. Dissipative Contact Force Models.-3.1 Linear
Kelvin-Voigt Contact Model.- 3.2 Nonlinear Hunt and Crossley Contact
Model.- 3.3 Nonlinear Lankarani and Nikravesh Contact
Model.- 3.4 Nonlinear Flores et al. Contact Model.- 3.5 Other
Dissipative Contact Force Models.- References.- 4. Multibody Systems
Formulation.-4.1 Multibody System Roots and
Concept.- 4.2 Coordinate Systems for Multibody Systems
Formulation.- 4.3 Kinematic Constraint Equations and Kinematic
Analysis.- 4.4 Equations of Motion for Constrained Multibody
Systems.- 4.5 Inclusion of Contact Forces in Dynamics Equations.-
References.- 5. Numerical Methods in Multibody Systems.-5.1
Algorithms for Dynamic Analysis of Multibody Systems.- 5.2 Constraints
Stabilization Method.- 5.3 Numerical Integration Algorithms.- 5.4 Systems
of Linear Equations.- 5.5 Systems of Nonlinear Equations.- References.- 6. Demonstrative
Examples of Application.-6.1 Bouncing Ball.- 6.2 Double
Pendulum.- 6.3 Slider-Crank Mechanism.- 6.4 Human Knee
Model.- 6.5 Biomechanical Foot Model.- 6.6 Comparative Study of
Various Contact Force Models.- References.
This
book analyzes several compliant contact force models within the context of
multibody dynamics, while also revisiting the main issues associated with
fundamental contact mechanics. In particular, it presents various contact force
models, from linear to nonlinear, from purely elastic to dissipative, and
describes their parameters. Addressing the different numerical methods and
algorithms for contact problems in multibody systems, the book describes the
gross motion of multibody systems by using a two-dimensional formulation based
on the absolute coordinates and employs different contact models to represent
contact-impact events. Results for selected planar multibody mechanical systems
are presented and utilized to discuss the main assumptions and procedures
adopted throughout this work. The material provided here indicates that the
prediction of the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems involving
contact-impact strongly depends on the choice of contact force model. In short,
the book provides a comprehensive resource for the multibody dynamics community
and beyond on modeling contact forces and the dynamics of mechanical systems
undergoing contact-impact events.