Multibody systems provide convenient models in which one can easily access methodologies to solve problems within those systems. This concept is based on the Central Equation (2.37) and allows for a fair comparison of methods. The Central Equation makes use of the energies inherent in the components of the chosen system. One task is therefore to derive those energies in a rigid body system. The rigid body is thereby defined in a suitable way such that, by relaxation of the rigidity constraints, one can directly proceed to elastic bodies.
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(2008). Rigid Multibody Systems. In: Elastic Multibody Dynamics. Intelligent Systems, Control, And Automation: Science And Engineering, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8680-9_4
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