TY - BOOK AU - Schiehlen,Werner AU - Valášek,Michael ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems SN - 9781402013409 U1 - 620 SCH PY - 2003/// CY - Dordrecht PB - Springer Netherlands, Imprint: Springer KW - Engineering KW - Systems theory KW - Engineering mathematics KW - Vibration KW - Mechanical engineering KW - Engineering design KW - Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control KW - Systems Theory, Control KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering KW - Engineering Design N1 - License restrictions may limit access N2 - The four parts of the book - Nonlinear multibody dynamics, Virtual multibody systems, Control design and Mechatronics, and Challenging applications - describe current status of multibody dynamics, with special emphasis on nonlinear systems, virtual reality, and control designs required in mechanics and other applications. Other topics include: nonholonomic systems, flexible multibody systems, contact, impact and collision, numerical methods of differential-algebraic equations, simulation approaches, virtual modelling, mechatronic design, control, biomechanics, space structures and vehicle dynamics. Readership: This comprehensive summary of current work is suitable for a wide range of interests, from advanced student to researcher UR - http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio13302180 ER -