Download or read book Computer-aided Analysis of Rigid and Flexible Mechanical Systems written by Manuel F. O. Seabra Pereira and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the edited version of the lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on computer-aided analysis of rigid and flexible mechanical systems, held in Troacuteia, Portugal, from June 27-July 9, 1993. The topics presented include formulations and numerical aspects of rigid and flexible multibody dynamics, object-oriented paradigms, optimal design and synthesis, robotics, kinematics, path planning, control, impact dynamics and aspects of application."