Kunz, D. L. An object-oriented approach to multibody systems analysis. (English) Zbl 0928.70005 Comput. Struct. 69, No. 2, 209-217 (1998). Summary: This paper describes the design of a multibody systems analysis program that implements the principles of object-oriented programming to simplify the architecture of the code. A minimum coordinate set approach is used to generate the equations of motion. The principal features of the program include a unified treatment of rigid, flexible, and generic bodies, and the use of a single algorithm for both open-loop and closed-loop systems. MSC: 70-08 Computational methods for problems pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems 70-04 Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems 70E55 Dynamics of multibody systems 74H99 Dynamical problems in solid mechanics Keywords:open-loop systems; architecture of code; minimum coordinate set approach; closed-loop systems Software:TNT; LAPACK PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{D. L. Kunz}, Comput. Struct. 69, No. 2, 209--217 (1998; Zbl 0928.70005) Full Text: DOI