Many flexible multibody applications are characterized by high inertia forces and motion discontinuities. Because of these characteristics, problems can be encountered when large displacement finite element formulations are used in the simulation of flexible multibody systems. In this investigation, the performance of two different large displacement finite element formulations in the analysis of flexible multibody systems is investigated. These are the incremental corotational procedure proposed in an earlier article (Rankin, C. C., and Brogan, F. A., 1986, ASME J. Pressure Vessel Technol., 108, pp. 165–174) and the non-incremental absolute nodal coordinate formulation recently proposed (Shabana, A. A., 1998, Dynamics of Multibody Systems, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge). It is demonstrated in this investigation that the limitation resulting from the use of the infinitesmal nodal rotations in the incremental corotational procedure can lead to simulation problems even when simple flexible multibody applications are considered. The absolute nodal coordinate formulation, on the other hand, does not employ infinitesimal or finite rotation coordinates and leads to a constant mass matrix. Despite the fact that the absolute nodal coordinate formulation leads to a non-linear expression for the elastic forces, the results presented in this study, surprisingly, demonstrate that such a formulation is efficient in static problems as compared to the incremental corotational procedure. The excellent performance of the absolute nodal coordinate formulation in static and dynamic problems can be attributed to the fact that such a formulation does not employ rotations and leads to exact representation of the rigid body motion of the finite element. [S1050-0472(00)00604-8]
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Performance of the Incremental and Non-Incremental Finite Element Formulations in Flexible Multibody Problems
Marcello Campanelli,
Marcello Campanelli
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022
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Marcello Berzeri,
Marcello Berzeri
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022
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Ahmed A. Shabana
Ahmed A. Shabana
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022
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Marcello Campanelli
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022
Marcello Berzeri
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022
Ahmed A. Shabana
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607-7022
Contributed by the Design Automation Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received Sept. 1999. Associate Technical Editor: H. Lankarani.
J. Mech. Des. Dec 2000, 122(4): 498-507 (10 pages)
Published Online: September 1, 1999
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Campanelli , M., Berzeri , M., and Shabana, A. A. (September 1, 1999). "Performance of the Incremental and Non-Incremental Finite Element Formulations in Flexible Multibody Problems ." ASME. J. Mech. Des. December 2000; 122(4): 498–507. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1289636
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