FORCE ELEMENT FORMULATION OF BUSHED MASSLESS LINKS FOR NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY^*

Abstract

In this article, a massless link model transmitting external forces is developed to achieve numerical efficiency in simulation of vehicle suspension systems. Forces acting on links are resolved and transmitted to attached points with a quasi-static assumption. Also, a theoretical derivation and computer implementation of a massless link with bushing elements are proposed. In the massless link with bushing elements, one end is connected to the adjacent body by bushing, and the other end is connected by a spherical joint. The deformation of a massless link with bushing elements is determined by minimizing the potential energy func-*Communicated by B. Gilmore. † Corresponding

Simulación en tiempo real de vehículos industriales con modelos multicuerpo de gran complejidad

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