Friction exists in most mechanical systems, and it can have a major influence on their
dynamic performance and operating conditions. As a consequence of frictional contact …

This work reviews the main techniques to model dynamical systems with contact-impact
events. Regularized and non-smooth formulations are considered, wherein the fundamental …

The LuGre friction force models are amongst the most popular and powerful approaches to
treat frictional contact in modeling, simulation and control of mechanical systems. However …

Multibody dynamics deals with the study of mechanical systems composed of multiple
bodies, whose motion interactions are governed by the presence of kinematic constraints …

Dynamic vibration control devices provided with inertance, such as Tuned Inerter Dampers,
Tuned Mass Damper Inerters or Tuned Liquid Column Damper Inerters, have been shown in …

Dynamic simulation of mechanical systems can be performed using a multibody system
dynamics approach. The approach allows to account systems of other physical nature, such …

Spherical joints, usually known as ball and socket joints, are utilized in several engineering
applications. On the one hand, these types of joints may be found in mechanical systems …

In multibody system dynamics, the equations of motion are often coupled with systems of
other physical nature, such as hydraulics. To infer the real dynamical state of such a coupled …

This study introduces a novel double variable-length cable pendulum model and
experimental setup featuring elastic suspension and counterweight mass. Our main goal is …

Automatization of hydraulic machinery requires accurate information of the current dynamic
state of the machinery but also information of the underlying dynamic model characterized …