jlinsol : Of course i agree with that wikipedia statement. Actually, the gravitational field does not even matter. Let's just assume a bar-linkage floating around in space.
If we apply a force on one part of the mechanism (via let's say an external operator or some kind of engine fixed on one of...
Thanks for the suggestion jlnsol.
I tried making the model on SAM, but as for previous things I tried, it says my model is underdetermined which comes from the fact that in my case there is no support.
Anyways, looks like a good piece of software, I will keep it for later, thanks!
I attached a...
The bars would be in free-fall but still with some different forces applying on different bars and different initial velocities. But yes, I the case of a uniform acceleration and no other forces applying on the system, indeed there is not much to model.
Thanks for the suggestion Dougt ;)...
Hello everyone,
I am currently working on a bar-linkage simulation and decided to use multibody dynamics to try to perform this analysis. So basically everything seems simple and clear for examples such as double-pendulums or 4-bar linkages. And i obtain the lagrangian equations or hamiltonian...
Hi everyone,
I am currently trying to program a MATLAB FEA code that would only take into account large rigid body deformations (no strains, no stress, I might implement this later) for bar linkages (will also head toward beams and more complicated elements later) and the trouble I have is...
