Search Results - "Melanz, Daniel"
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A GPU-based preconditioned Newton-Krylov solver for flexible multibody dynamics
Published in International journal for numerical methods in engineering (01-06-2015)“…SummaryThis paper describes an approach to numerically approximate the time evolution of multibody systems with flexible (compliant) components. Its salient…”
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A comparison of numerical methods for solving multibody dynamics problems with frictional contact modeled via differential variational inequalities
Published in Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering (15-06-2017)“…We investigate two classes of solvers used to determine the time evolution of large systems of rigid bodies that mutually interact through contact with…”
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Comparison of discrete element method and traditional modeling methods for steady-state wheel-terrain interaction of small vehicles
Published in Journal of terramechanics (01-12-2014)“…•Steady-state wheel data was validated and compared for three modeling methods.•Computation cost was compared for two dynamic terramechanics methods.•Each…”
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Experimental validation of a differential variational inequality-based approach for handling friction and contact in vehicle/granular-terrain interaction
Published in Journal of terramechanics (01-06-2016)“…•A validation study was carried out in order to assess the DVI contact model for DEM.•The novel DVI model is based on complementarity conditions for frictional…”
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Scalability of classical terramechanics models for lightweight vehicle applications incorporating stochastic modeling and uncertainty propagation
Published in Journal of terramechanics (01-08-2014)“…•The variability of soil parameters are characterized using repeated experiments.•The uncertainty of the soil parameters are propagated to the wheel…”
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Physics-based contact using the complementarity approach for discrete element applications in vehicle mobility and terramechanics
Published 01-01-2016“…In the context of soil dynamics, terramechanics models fall into three categories of increasing complexity: (i) empirically-based, (ii) continuum-based, or…”
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Physics-based contact using the complementarity approach for discrete element applications in vehicle mobility and terramechanics
“…In the context of soil dynamics, terramechanics models fall into three categories of increasing complexity: (i) empirically-based, (ii) continuum-based, or…”
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