Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
A coupled dynamical system is defined as an assembly of rigid/flexible bodies that may be coupled by kinematic connections. The interfaces between bodies are modeled using hinges having 0 to 6 degrees of freedom. The equations of motion are presented for a mechanical system of n flexible bodies in a topological tree configuration. The Lagrange form of the D'Alembert principle was employed to derive the equations. The equations of motion are augmented by the kinematic constraint equations. This augmentation is accomplished via the method of singular value decomposition.
Keywords:
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Type:
NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center Structural Dynamics and Control Interaction of Flexible Structures; p 1197-1213
Format:
application/pdf