SYDE 652
Dynamics of Multibody Systems
Winter 2022
Topics
- Kinematics and rigid-body dynamics
- Newton–Euler and Lagrange equations
- Conventional multibody dynamics
- Forward and inverse dynamics and singularities
- Graph-theoretic modelling
- Numerical simulation in MATLAB, ADAMS and MapleSim
- Contact dynamics
- Biomechanics and musculoskeletal models
- Vehicle dynamics
- Multiphysics and mechatronics
Readings
- Computer-Aided Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical SystemsAllyn and Bacon, 1989; supports Part II.
- Computer-Aided Analysis of Mechanical SystemsPrentice-Hall, 1988
- Kinematic and Dynamic Simulation of Multibody SystemsSpringer-Verlag, 1994
- Computational Methods in Multibody DynamicsPrentice-Hall, 1992
- Dynamics of Multibody SystemsCambridge, 1998
- Mechanism Design: Analysis and SynthesisPrentice-Hall, 2001
- Design of MachineryMcGraw-Hill, 2001 as cited in the outline
- Advanced Engineering DynamicsCambridge, 1995
- Biomechanics of Movement: The Science of Sports, Robotics, and Rehabilitation2020
- Dynamic Modeling of Musculoskeletal MotionKluwer, 2001
- The Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle DynamicsSAE, 2004
- McPhee, Dynamics of Multibody Systems: Conventional and Graph-Theoretic Methods, SD 652 Course Notes, 2004.
- Chandrashekar and Savage, Engineering Systems: Modelling, Analysis, and Design, SD 351 Course Notes, 1997.
- Further research journals listed: Multibody System Dynamics; Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines; Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_outline ↗Winter 2022
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.