Keywords :
Dynamics; Flexible body; Model reduction; Multibody dynamics; Superelement; Convection velocity; Elastic body; Field formulation; Flexible bodies; Legendre transformations; Position-orientation; Reference axis; Velocity field; Modeling and Simulation; Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Computer Science Applications; Control and Optimization
Abstract :
[en] A two-field formulation of the nonlinear dynamics of an elastic body is presented in which positions/orientations and the resulting velocity field are treated as independent. Combining a nonclassical description of elastic velocity that includes the convection velocity due to elastic deformation with floating reference axes minimizing the relative kinetic energy due to elastic deformation provides a fully uncoupled expression of kinetic energy. A transformation inspired by the classical Legendre transformation concept is introduced to develop the motion equations in canonical form. Finite element discretization is achieved using the same shape function sets for elastic displacements and velocities. Specific attention is brought to the discretization of the gyroscopic forces induced by elastic deformation. A model reduction strategy to construct superelement models suitable for flexible multibody dynamics applications is proposed, which fulfills the essential condition of orthogonality between a rigid body and elastic motions. The problem of expressing kinematic connections at superelement boundaries is briefly addressed. Two academic examples have been developed to illustrate some of the concepts presented.
Funding text :
The author acknowledges the support of the Technical University of Munich’s Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS). He also thanks Dr. Alejandro Cosimo (Conicet, Argentina and University of Liège, Belgium) for providing the simulations with the ODIN software.The author acknowledges the support of the Technical University of Munich’s Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS). He also thanks Dr. Alejandro Cosimo (Conicet, Argentina and University of Liège, Belgium) for providing the simulations with the ODIN software.
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