Applications
While single bodies or parts of a mechanical system are studied in detail with finite element methods, the behavior of the whole multibody system is usually studied with multibody system methods within the following areas:
- Physics engine
- Robotics
- Vehicle simulation (vehicle dynamics, rapid prototyping of vehicles, improvement of stability, comfort optimization, improvement of efficiency, ...)
- Biomechanics
- Aerospace engineering (helicopter, landing gears, behavior of machines under different gravity conditions)
- Combustion engine, gears and transmissions, chain drive, belt drive
- Hoist, conveyor, paper mill
- Particle simulation (granular media, sand, molecules)
- Dynamic simulation
- Military applications
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